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Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
of COVID-19 Infection ... Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine should ... macular pathology" should ... in setting of short ... #COVID19 #Pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
or been newly diagnosed ... HIV aged 21–29 should ... • Pap test should ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
Anterior Shoulder ... Management The shoulder ... intraarticular injection ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #Sports
How to use C-reactive protein (CRP)- Review https://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2018/07/19/archdischild-2018-315079

 - An CRP alone cannot be used to
As with any infection ... demonstrates a poor diagnostic ... monthsof age and should ... guide intial treatment ... Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
can mimic common infections ... • Bicytopenia Treatment ... : • Infection ... should be diagnosed ... #management #treatment
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
1. Severity assessed not only by MDF (>32) but also by MELD
Rule out infection ... only increase short-term ... Steroid response should ... Management #Algorithm #treatment
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... Diagnosis: ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... infectiousdiseases #treatment
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... Diagnosis: ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... infectiousdiseases #treatment
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... CRF) • Infection ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... associated with infection ... Temporal arteritis should ... vision or black spots ... #differential #diagnosis