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Hydroxychloroquine - Risks and Benefits in Lupus
Benefits:
↓ Disease activity, ↓ Flare, ↓ Damage, ↓ Corticosteroid dose,
in Lupus Benefits ... Thrombosis, ↓ Severe infection ... - Cuteanous: acute ... #Lupus #pharmacology ... #adverseeffects
Anti-C. Difficile - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe section above for more details).
WBC <15 k, no acute ... severe C.diff infection ... (WBC >15k, or acute ... Fidaxomicin (PO) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

BACTRIM/SEPTRA (TMP/SMX) - inhibit sequential steps in Folate synthesis --> bacteriostatic

Spectrum: Wide
Nocardiosis, Listeria infections ... patients, Salmonella infections ... Traveler’s diarrhea, acute ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Pre-Mixed Insulin Combinations
1st number = percentage of intermediate-acting insulin 
2nd number = percentage of short/rapid-acting insulin
time, so let’s review ... The main benefits ... the number of injections ... Combinations #PreMixed #Pharmacology