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Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
common direct-acting ... DAAs #Antivirals #table ... #medications #infectiousdisease ... HepC #HepatitisC #Management ... #Pharmacology
Pharmacology of diuretics

Acetazolamide, Loop diuretics, Thiazide‐like diuretics, MRA, Amiloride

Site of Action, Maximum Dose, Half-Life, Onset, Bioavailability,
Pharmacology of ... Amiloride Site of Action ... #Comparison #Table ... Thiazide #CHF #Cardiology ... #Management
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
testing (TST) False-negative ... because false-negative ... sample = 95% • A negative ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #InfectiousDiseases
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
memory, can have negative ... @paimadhu ‏ #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases ... IGRA #Spectrum #Table ... #Subclinical #Active
Oral anti-hypertensives with relative fast onset of action (Hypertensive Emergency)

The key concern with oral antihypertensive agents
anti-hypertensives with relative ... fast onset of action ... Hypertensive #Emergency #Management ... #Pharmacology # ... Table #BloodPressure
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Pericardial tamponade, Pulmonary ... vasoactive drug pharmacology ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison ... #table
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
a patient with active ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Differential #Comparison #Table
ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Fundamentals
Definitions:
 • ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) provides prolonged pulmonary and/or circulatory support
provides prolonged pulmonary ... series with the native ... parallel with the native ... #Oxygenation #diagnosis ... #management
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
listed in the table ... left in order of relative ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Temporary / External Pacing
 • Transvenous & epicardial pacing are temporary methods of supporting brady- &
pacer responds to native ... External #Pacing #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management