91 results
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Antimicrobial treatment ... CNS #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #AIDS
Drugs Implicated in Hemolytic Anemia
 • Hapten (Drug binding to RBC membrane): Penicillin, Cephalosporin, Tetracycline, Tolbutamide,
Drugs Implicated ... Anemia • Hapten (Drug ... Omeprazole, Sulfa drugs ... Hemolytic #Anemia #differential ... #diagnosis #pharmacology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
opportunistic infection ... superinfection, drug ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Drug reaction/ART ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential
Drugs that Cause Fever
Most commonly:
Amphotericin B, Antihistamines, Asparaginase, Barbiturates, Bleomycin sulfate, Methyldopa, Penicillins, Phenytoin sodium, Procainamide,
Drugs that Cause ... hydrochloride #Drug ... Fever #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #pharmacology
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
 -
Common causes: - Drug ... CD3-CD4+ T cells ... hypereosinophilia #HE #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
maintain oxygen saturation ... Pharmacologic treatment ... anti-epileptic drugs
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
Antimalarial drugs ... widening #ECG #EKG #Pharmacology ... Medications #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Drugs #Classes
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
Patients with CD4 ... Primary Prophylaxis: CD4 ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
x (Hct / 45) / Maturation ... Factor The maturation ... suppression (e.g. drugs ... hematology #anemia #differential ... #diagnosis #calculation
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
decongestants) • Any drug ... #Medications #Drugs ... #pharmacology # ... differential #diagnosis