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Pruritus Treatment Algorithm for Hemodialysis Patients 

Non-PharmacoIogicaI Measures 
 • Use gentle soap e.g. Dove
Pruritus Treatment ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... #Hemodialysis #Uremic ... #Uremia #Management ... #Nephrology #CKD
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... Workup: • Complete ... marrow studies Treatment ... : Goals: Treating
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
IDSA Recommendations ... with positive serology ... CD4 count <250 cells ... Coccidiodomycosis #IDSA ... #Prevention #Treatment
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
for MH treatment ... lungs: • Change breathing ... 30 mins, U&E, CK ... COMPLICATIONS AND OUTLINE TREATMENTS ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
sheets and rinse well ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... #Hemodialysis #Uremic ... #Uremia #Management ... #Nephrology #CKD
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Redistribution: Acidosis, Cell ... reabsorption) Workup ... VBG (acidosis), CK ... Drives K+ into cells ... #potassium #nephrology
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
marrow, e.g., ribs ... • Vertebrae • Ribs ... • No CRAB - no anemia ... Bone marrow Treatment ... Oncology #Diagnosis #Workup
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
IDSA Recommendations ... Preventing and Treating ... Since low CD4 cell ... uncontrolled HIV viremia ... #Prevention #Treatment