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Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
play a role in treatment ... pericarditis (select cases ... #Steroids #Indications ... #infections #management ... #treatment
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Treatment ... #Indications
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... brain injury • Infectious ... : Meningitis, Encephalitis
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... important, as early diagnosis ... and treatment can ... Non-inflammatory causes ... Carcinomatous meningitis
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
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Pharmacologic Treatment ... hypotension, lupus-like syndrome ... , warmth along injection ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #HTN #Pharmacology ... #Medications
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
IDSA Recommendations ... or been newly diagnosed ... #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... #pharmacology
Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
Secondary Causes ... : Medications- ... hyperviscosity syndrome ... #Priapism #Diagnosis ... #Management #Urology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... only curative treatment ... #Management #treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
IDSA Recommendations ... • In rare cases ... #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... #pharmacology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Parasitic infections ... Medications 7. ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis