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Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment ... Ulcers: • Treatment ... • Azathioprine and ... #Syndrome #Treatment ... #management #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
duration same as for treatment ... Note: Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... obstructive pulmonary disease ... corticosteroids, antibiotics ... #Algorithm #Management ... SABA #SAMA #ICS #Pharmacology
Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

Treatment options for AUD include psychosocial treatment and medications. Individualize based on
: severe liver disease ... or using opioids ... tolerated prior meds ... settings where meds ... #Management #AUD
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... medication list and ... c deliriogenic meds ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... Delirium #Checklist #Management
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Injury (AKI) - Management ... nephrostomy tube(s) and ... Foley • UTI → Antibiotics ... Medications → Stop meds ... #management
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Fever Hematologic disease ... ​• Isolation using ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... antibiotics: ciprofloxacin ... Fever #diagnosis #management
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Management Summary ... over course of disease ... non-absorbable antibiotic ... Guidelines recommend using ... Classification #Diagnosis #Management
Treatment Options for Helicobacter Pylori and Peptic Ulcer Disease

Active Helicobacter pylori—associated ulcer
1. Treat with anti—H pylori
Peptic Ulcer Disease ... completion of antibiotic ... treatment and 1 ... #Treatment #Management ... #Pharmacology #
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Management during ... Management during ... Management during ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... #cardiology #treatment