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Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... #CriticalCare # ... EmergencyMedicine #Pharmacology ... #Treatment #Virus ... #Antiviral #Management
COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
most effective treatments ... #Management #Pandemic ... #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... Pharmacotherapy #Pharmacology ... #CriticalCare #
Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
Antivirals #table #treatment ... #medications #infectiousdisease ... HepC #HepatitisC #Management ... #Pharmacology
Treatment of hyperkalemia via kaliuresis 
step 1 = volume resuscitation if hypovolemic
step 2 = consider fludrocortisone
step
Treatment of hyperkalemia ... hyperkalemia #kaliuresis #management ... #criticalcare # ... treatment #diuretics ... #diuresis #nephrology
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
the best empiric treatment ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases ... #management #pharmacology ... #treatment
Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
Medications #management ... #covid19 #treatment ... #sarscov2 #criticalcare ... sedative #analgesia #pharmacology
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
• Autopsy PCR ... Treatment: • ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Acute Treatment of Migraine
Mild Attacks: NSAIDs, Simple Analgesics
Moderate/Severe Attacks: Triptans, Ditans, Gepants, Ergots
Non-pharmacologic Treatment: Neuromodulation, Rest,
Acute Treatment ... Gepants, Ergots Non-pharmacologic ... Treatment: Neuromodulation ... Migraine #acute #treatment ... #management #neurology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... conditions Diagnosis: Serology ... Culture & GS, PCR ... Treatment: ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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antibody test • PCR ... danger of aerosol) Treatment ... first line of treatment ... microbiology #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases