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Anti-infective stewardship, including tips for using anti-infectives wisely, criteria for stepdown from IV to PO dosage
for using anti-infectives ... wisely, criteria ... IV to PO anti-infectives ... #pharmacology #antibiotics ... medications #table #treatment
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Intraabdominal Infection ... the best empiric treatment ... AAST 2021 global clinical ... infectiousdiseases #management #pharmacology ... #treatment
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... steroids to treat infectious ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Treatment
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
fungal ringworm infection ... mentagrophytes) Clinical ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... : ARDS Berlin Criteria ... : 33% • Treatment ... : No • Treatment ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology
Long-Acting Injectable (LAI) - Atypical Antipsychotics 
INVEGA TRINZA 3 MONTHS 
ARISTADA 2 MONTHS 
INVEGA 1 MONTH
SUSTENNA
are used in the treatment ... (that's only 4 injections ... administer these injections ... Antipsychotics #Pharmacology ... #Duration #Psychiatry
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the Treatment ... of COVID-19 Infection ... HCQ treatment would ... highlighted circle= clinical ... #COVID19 #Pharmacology
IDSA - Paradise Criteria for Tonsillectomy
Minimum frequency of sore throat episodes:
 • Seven or more episodes
IDSA - Paradise Criteria ... preceding 3 y Clinical ... streptococcus Treatment ... episodes of throat infection ... #Paradise #Criteria
SNRls (Serotonin/Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors) - FDA Approved Indications 

Venlafaxine (Effexor) - GAD, MDD, Panic Disorder, SAD
in outpatient clinics ... is for treatment ... #Indications #Pharmacology ... #Psychiatry #FDA
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Isospora belli Infection in HIV-AIDS
Treating Isospora belli Infection
General Management Considerations:
 • Fluid
Isospora belli Infection ... Isospora belli Infection ... line alternative Criteria ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology