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Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
Antivirals #table #treatment ... #hcv #medications ... #infectiousdisease ... HepatitisC #Management #Pharmacology
Mechanism of Action for Common Diabetes Medications

 • SGLT2i (Dapagliflozin)
 • TZD (Pioglitazone)
 • Biguanides (Metformin)
Common Diabetes Medications ... Meglitinides • GLP-1 ... #Diabetes #Medications ... #pharmacology # ... pathophysiology
Mild Acne Treatment - Comedones (black/whiteheads), +/- few pustules 
1. Benzoyl Peroxide (BP) 
2. Topical Retinoid
Mild Acne Treatment ... few pustules 1. ... First line pharmacologic ... ambcarerx #Acne #Treatment ... Management #Comedones #Pharmacology
Migraine Treatment Overview

 • What is a Migraine?
 • Pathophysiology
 • Common Migraine Triggers
 • Diagnosis
Migraine Treatment ... • Pathophysiology ... Common Migraine Triggers ... Prophylactic Treatment ... #management #pharmacology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment ... #Indications
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Summary

GERD: Diagnosis
• Heartburn (substernal burning sensation) and acid regurgitation
• Chest pain
Extraesophageal
Incomplete/relief/treatment ... reduction • Avoid “trigger ... of bed GERD Treatment ... Desire to stop medication ... • Intolerable medication
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 • Increases BP, SVR
 • Risk of reflex bradycardia
and Inotropes - Pharmacology ... Phenylephrine (alpha-1) ... Levophed, alpha-1 ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #Pharmacology ... Summary #management #medications
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
compared the study treatment ... with ‘treatment ... EBM #Management #Pharmacology ... #BPD #Borderline ... Personality #Disorder #Medications
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
Pathogenesis and Medications ... LUTS - alpha-1 ... inflammation #BPH ... Hyperplasia #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Uric Acid Homeostasis
In the liver, purines are metabolized to uric acid. The last step in purine
eliminate about 1/ ... Homeostasis #Gout #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology # ... Medications #Management