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Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) - First Oral GLP-1 Agonist
Dosing:
3 mg daily x 30 days, then 7 mg
semaglutide, the same medication ... drug to remain stable ... take any other medications ... GLP1 agonists are ... #semaglutide #Diabetes
Diabetes Morning Hyperglycemia - Dawn Phenomenon vs Somogyi Effect 

When patients FBG's are elevated each morning
attempts at adjusting medication ... or decrease the medication ... evening insulin dose ... Hyperglycemia #Diagnosis ... #Management #Endocrinology
Antenatal / Prenatal Care Schedule 
At Every Visit: Weight, Blood pressure, Psychosocial screening, Counseling re. Indications
Antenatal / Prenatal Care ... Indications to go ... • Gestational diabetic ... screen (50g oral ... #Schedule #Diagnosis
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
- RUQ ultrasound ... - Review of medication ... Q6hr) and pain-dose ... limit them as able ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Allergies to medications ... neuroexam - Oral ... Diabetes regimen ... events or death (CARP ... stratification #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... adjusting the dose ... transitioning to oral ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... Metabolic syndrome • Medications ... not possible • Ultrasound ... NSAIDs • Low-dose ... Concomitant low-dose
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
prevent TB disease) Indications ... months or • RFB (dose ... and molecular diagnostic ... Please refer to the table ... Prevention #Treatment #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk: Diabetes ... blood vessels are ... tissue • High-dose ... into the skin or subcutaneous ... #Management #Infections