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Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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Common causes: - Drug ... reaction - Helminth infection ... CD3-CD4+ T cells ... aspergillosis - Viral infections
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection
LOPINAVIR / RITONAVIR
INTERFERON Beta-I
REMDESIVIR
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE
TOCILIZUMAB

Piotr Okupski @PiotrOkupski - Original Infographic
Drugs Used for the ... Treatment of COVID-19 Infection ... smfarmhosp_smfh #Drugs ... Treatment #COVID19 #Pharmacology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
x (Hct / 45) / Maturation ... Factor The maturation ... (e.g. cancer, infection ... suppression (e.g. drugs ... G6PD deficiency), Infections
Antibiotics and CNS Diffusion

1. Drugs with good CNS diffusion:

- Fluoroquinolones, Fluconazole, voriconazole, Rifampin, Oxazolidinones, Metronidazole

2. Drugs
Drugs with good ... Drugs with moderate ... Drugs of no use ... in CNS infections ... Perfusion #CSF #Pharmacology
Immune Reactions and Immunosuppressant Drugs

Glucocorticoids - Inhibition of cytokine synthesis, e.g., IL-1, IL-2
Muromonab-CD3 - Monoclonal antibody
Calcineurin
Immunosuppressant Drugs ... IL-2 Muromonab-CD3 ... Immunosuppressant #Drugs ... #Pharmacology #
Anti-infective stewardship, including tips for using anti-infectives wisely, criteria for stepdown from IV to PO dosage
for using anti-infectives ... IV to PO anti-infectives ... #pharmacology #antibiotics ... table #treatment #drugs
Clostridium Dificile Risk by Antibiotic Class

Pooled and study-specific risk estimates of community-associated CDI risk by antibiotic
community-associated CDI ... #CDifficile #Infection ... #Association #Pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
Penicillium marneffei Infections ... Patients with CD4 ... Treating Acute Infection ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Antifungal Polyenes - Amphoterecin B, Abelcet, Ambisome - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: binds ergosterol in membrane and
Drug of choice for ... severe fungal infections ... voriconazole is drug ... 2nd-line for candida infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
with new bugs & drugs ... CriticalCare #Overview #Pharmacology ... Comprehensive Review of Infectious