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Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Antifungal Echinocandins ... vs Candida -> Drug ... severe Candida infections ... But higher MICs ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
B for initial management ... severe fungal infections ... - Drug levels ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Flutycosine #Antifungal
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
Bacterial Enteric Infections ... mg IV) q12h if MIC ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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Build a regimen using ... are contacts of infectious ... Tuberculosis #MDRTB #management ... antimicrobials #regimens #pharmacology ... #dosing #idsa #
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mucosal Candidiasis in HIV-AIDS
Oropharyngeal Candidiasis: Initial Episodes (Duration of Therapy: 7–14 days)
Preferred
Note: Systemic antifungals ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
surgery, Trauma, Drugs ... PUD (posterior), Anatomic ... dysfunction), Familial, Infectious ... pain-dose ketamine (ICU ... cholecystectomy during
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
optimal airway management ... ENT, ICU). ❹ Call ... neuromuscular blocking drug ... the laryngeal anatomy ... ❿ Perform FoNA using
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
a person with infectious ... dosing recommendations ... Guidelines for dosing ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
Cytomegalovirus Infections ... best prevented by using ... intraocular levels of drug ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
necessary based on drug-drug ... to Table 5 for dosing ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology