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Antiplatelet Medications - Summary Table

Aspirin - Inhibits cyclooxygenase, preventing formation of thromboxane A2
 • Acute coronary
Medications - Summary ... cardiovascular disease ... Limited use peri-PCI ... #Medications #Summary ... #Table #Pharmacology
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
Summary of actions ... Produces miosis during ... Edrophonium • Used for diagnosis ... Cholinergic #Agonists #Pharmacology ... #Table #Summary
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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and Management Summary ... Diagnostic Criteria ... of symptoms and prevention ... von Willebrand disease ... #Management #Summary
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Listeriosis Summary ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... infectiousdiseases #treatment
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Listeriosis Summary ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... infectiousdiseases #treatment
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
and Management Summary ... Romana Sing (unilateral ... PCR is gold standard ... • Treatment: ... PCR not useful for
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... Peak incidence: Summer ... Treatment: 1. ... #treatment
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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and Management Summary ... Culture & GS, PCR ... Treatment: ... • Severe Disease ... #management #treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
Effusion Lymphoma (PEL ... recommended for KS treatment ... PEL: • Chemotherapy ... #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... smear negative, PCR ... peripheral smears using ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis