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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
Secondary to chronic lung ... hypertension Management ... Tachycardia #MAT #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Visceral Leishmaniasis - Preferred Therapy:
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., 4 mg/kg on days ... dose of 20–60 mg/kg ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
or stay for a long ... amphotericin B, 3 to 5 mg/kg ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Evaluation - EKG ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... #Management
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
[HCQI reflects long-term ... Special cases (e.g ... #rheumatology #pharmacology ... levels #lupus #management
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Compared Ambulatory ECG ... events, all (most) ECG ... Advantages: Continuous long ... Devices #Comparison #cardiology ... #management #holter
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
a parasternal long ... x-ray and and ECG ... Beside ultrasound ... in parasternal long ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
Benznidazole 5–8 mg/kg ... Nifurtimox 8–10 mg/kg ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... endomyocardial biopsy Pharmacology ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Beneficial in HFrEF (long-term ... toxicities with long-term ... Rate #Control #pharmacology ... #management #cardiology