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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 ... #Table #Management
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
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
methotrexate) • Drugs ... anti-HLA antibodies Drugs ... Non-lmmune: • HELLP Syndrome ... Vasculitis • Infection ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Transfusion reactions, Drug-associated ... , PCH, Evans Syndrome ... Membrane Defects, Drugs ... Internal (RBC) - Infections ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome ... Disease • Other: Drugs ... allopurinol), Infection ... Investigations • Labs: CBC ... DAH, rule out infection
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... respiratory distress syndrome ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Treatment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Triggering factor (infection ... →Activation of CD8 ... immune deficiency, Drugs ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Differential Diagnosis Infectious ... , Candida Non-Infectious ... : • Rheumatologic ... Disease, Behcet Syndrome ... Dissection, Idiopathic, Drug-related
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
Algorithm for the Management ... Seizures The management ... maintain oxygen saturation ... Pharmacologic treatment ... anti-epileptic drugs
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
) - HELLP syndrome ... Hemolytic uremic syndrome ... Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection ... ) - Drugs ( ... spherocytosis) • Infections