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Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
C virus (HCV) infection ... treatment #hcv #medications ... #infectiousdisease ... HepatitisC #Management #Pharmacology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology ... Management #Treatment #Indications
Carbapenems - Antibiotics Class Overview

Imipenem/Cilastin, Meropenem, Ertapenem, Doripenem 

Spectrum: Broadest spectrum antibiotics, cover Gram positive, Gram
positive, Gram negative ... : many serious infections ... resistant gram negatives ... intraabdominal infections ... #Pharmacology
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Intraabdominal Infection ... intra-abdominal infections ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases ... #management #pharmacology
Table of Antibiotics for Highly Resistant Gram Negative Infections 

Ceftazidime, Cefepime, Piperacillin/ Tazobactam, Carbapenems, Aztreonam, Aminoglycosides
Resistant Gram Negative ... Infections ... #GramNegative #Infections ... #Table #Pharmacology
Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
Analgesia and Sedation Medications ... Analgesia Alternative Medications ... #coronavirus #medications ... #sedation #sedative ... #analgesia #pharmacology
Aminoglycosides  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Amikacin, Streptomycin -30S inhibitor (all IV)
Spectrum: Extremely efficacious vs.
. aerobic Gram negatives ... : serious gram negative ... infections especially ... urinary tract infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Transplant Infections ... Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative ... Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative ... #Transplant #Infections ... diagnosis #causes #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Infectious: Legionella ... spotted fever, Non-infectious ... Drug fever #relative ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Oral anti-hypertensives with relative fast onset of action (Hypertensive Emergency)

The key concern with oral antihypertensive agents
anti-hypertensives with relative ... you're up-titrating medications ... allow one dose of medication ... antihypertensives #medications ... Emergency #Management #Pharmacology