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By Dr. Elise Merchant @EAMerchant via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#HIV #PrEP
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By Dr. Elise Merchant @EAMerchant via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#HIV #PrEP
febrilepodcast] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #HIV ... #PrEP #ART
By Dr. Elise Merchant @EAMerchant via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#HIV #PrEP
febrilepodcast] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #HIV ... #PrEP #ART #U=U
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Skin exam for infection ... Preop creatinine ... Preop creatinine ... - what is the bleeding ... select patients #Preop
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
interruption for at ... and procedural bleeding ... risk ✔ Procedures ... with a very low bleeding ... #pharmacology #preop
Perioperative Medications - Which Medications to Hold or Continue?
Aspirin - Continue
 • Aspirin should be continued
has a very high bleeding ... and bleeding risk ... /hip surgeries are ... high bleeding risk ... Hold #Continue #preop
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
The algorithm below ... shows how pre-test ... isn't perfect, but at ... (~1.5% pre-test ... decision tools are
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... blood vessels are ... risk: AIDS, neutropenia ... antigen • India ink prep ... in patients who are
Concentrated Insulin

Developed with the goal of easing therapy by reducing the volume & number of injections
low variability, leading ... to lesser risk ... of insulin/ day are ... associated with a lower risk ... control comparing pre
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
current treatment algorithm ... also at risk of ... may result in an infection ... or bleeding risk ... #algorithm #hematology