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Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
normalize vital signs ... • Dosing: 12mg loading ... dose, then 2 mg ... q2h if symptoms ... #treatment #toxicology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... family Route of infections ... Romana's sign ... /symptoms, positive ... serology, smear
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Isospora belli Infection in HIV-AIDS
Treating Isospora belli Infection
General Management Considerations:
 • Fluid
General Management ... increase daily dose ... 3–4 weeks) if symptoms ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #pharmacology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... systemic sx + signs ... vasculitis vs infection ... Treatment of GCA ... #Management
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Diagnosis and Management ... neuropsychiatric symptoms ... other causes of neurologic ... Precipitants: Infection ... Guidelines recommend using
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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are contacts of infectious ... p-Aminosalicylic acid, High-dose ... Tuberculosis #MDRTB #management ... #regimens #pharmacology ... #dosing #idsa #
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
Cytomegalovirus Infections ... best prevented by using ... ) for 1–4 doses ... #management #opportunistic ... #pharmacology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... adjusting the dose ... differential #algorithm #management ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... exacerbations: high-dose ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms