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Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
… #COVID19 #Coronavirus ... #SARS-CoV-2 #Pandemic ... #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... EmergencyMedicine #Pharmacology ... #Treatment #Virus
Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
direct-acting antivirals ... #DAAs #Antivirals ... #table #treatment ... #medications #infectiousdisease ... HepatitisC #Management #Pharmacology
COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
most effective treatments ... #COVID19 #CoronaVirus ... #Pandemic #Outbreak ... #InfectiousDiseases ... Pharmacotherapy #Pharmacology
Azithromycin - since there has been a lot of noise around chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, thought we can take
investigational treatments ... Zithromax #Macrolides #InfectiousDiseases ... #COVID19 #Coronavirus ... #Pharmacology # ... DrugInteraction #Pandemic
Azithromycin - since there has been a lot of noise around chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, thought we can take
investigational treatments ... Azithromycin #COVID19 #Pandemic ... #Treatment #Coronavirus ... #InfectionDiseases
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... • Autopsy PCR ... Treatment: • ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
respiratory distress syndrome ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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International travel to endemic ... relevance of +PCR ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
Orbital Apex Syndrome ... treated by his PCP ... receive proper treatment ... is no mainstay treatment ... improve with IV/oral antivirals
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome ... Inhibitors of Na+K+2Cl ... and nephrotic syndrome ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology