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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 ... , may consider risks ... smfarmhosp_smfh #Drugs #Medications ... #Pharmacology #Table ... #Management
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Hemodynamically unstable 
Resuscitation 
 • ABCs! 
 • Fluids +
ED Treatment of ... packing - increased risk ... of infection, obscures ... Hemodynamically stable ... Uterine #Bleeding #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Allergies to medications ... Skin exam for infection ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients ... medical and surgical management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... polymicrobial infection ... pneumonia • DM risk ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Risk Factors and ... Delivery • Stable ... Postpartum Period • Breast-feeding ... #cardiology #treatment
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
patients are at risk ... Figure 3 is an algorithm ... for the management ... hyperkalemia, and Table ... #Management #Medications
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Diagnosis and Management ... inflammatory response Risk ... Metabolic syndrome • Medications ... Diagnose concomitant infection ... drug failure • Risk
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Risk factors 3. ... Reversible course Differential ... Diagnosis: • Infection ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
 •
mm3 and at high risk ... with ARV (see Table ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
prevent TB disease) Indications ... HIV-related TB • Please ... refer to the table ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS