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Doxycycline - Coverage and Indications
 • Staphylococci (S aureus + CoNS)
 • The tick stuff: Borrelia
- Coverage and Indications ... Borrelia (Lyme disease ... Bartonella, Q fever ... Doxycycline #Coverage #Indications ... #pharmacology #microbiology
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Diagnosis and Management ... - Activation: Liver ... disease, Kidney ... Disease (CKD) ... Transfusions - Medications
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
spleen, brain) Indications ... • Persistent fever ... • Aggressive management ... Josh Farkas @PulmCrit ... criticalcare #diagnosis #management
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
treat infectious diseases ... Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Treatment #Indications
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... Ulceroglandular: Fever ... Treatment: • Severe Disease ... Streptomycin • Moderate Disease ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
neuromuscular disease ... mortality BPAP - Bi-Level ... mortality, LOS NIPPV Indications ... Pt is DNI with indication ... #criticalcare #management
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
immune-mediated disease ... disease ... there are many indications ... disease management ... Cholangitis #diagnosis #management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Insufficiency, Liver ... Failure, Toxins/Medications ... , Severe Valve Disease ... algorithm #treatment #management
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Even with macular disease ... clinical trial Ever ... smfarmhosp_smfh #Drugs #Medications ... Pharmacology #Table #Management
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... Diagnosis and Management ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #