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Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
of Alcohol Use ... include abdominal pain ... respectively) at the doses ... #UseDisorder #Management ... #Medications #Pharmacology
In 2018, opioid withdrawal should be considered a buprenorphine deficiency. Otherwise, a multitude of comparatively ineffective
in high enough doses ... @emupdates #Management ... #Pharmacology # ... Pain #NonOpioid ... #Alternatives #Dosing
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... unilateral symptoms (pain ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
Corticosteroids, alcohol ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology ... #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
Alcohol Use Disorder ... if also chronic pain ... if neuropathic pain ... uptitrate) #AUD #Alcohol ... #management #pharmacology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... 80%) (abdominal pain ... peripheral smears using ... divided into 2 doses ... kg/day po in 2 doses
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
Treatment: • Exhibits ... be overcome by using ... higher doses of ... #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
tissue • High-dose ... muscle aches, joint pain ... , chest pain • ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management