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Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
causing COVID-19 ... ivermectin… #COVID19 ... EmergencyMedicine #Pharmacology ... #Treatment #Virus ... #Antiviral #Management
COVID-19 Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical and laboratory testing
Lung Ultrasound
HRCT scan
In-hospital treatment
Severity assessment and respiratory support 
Post-mortem
COVID-19 Diagnosis ... and Management ... Summary Clinical ... testing Lung Ultrasound ... @Revivan75 #COVID19
COVID-19 Lung POCUS

Pt with COVID admitted with nearly normal EF, troponin increase with repeat normal ECG
COVID-19 Lung POCUS ... Pt with COVID ... Really wicked virus ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Swiss Cheese Model for Respiratory Virus Defense
Physical Distance
Ventilation
Masks
Hand Hygiene
Fast and Sensitive Testing
Contact Tracing
Surface Cleaning

- Ian Mackay,
for Respiratory Virus ... SwissCheese #Model #prevention ... #virus #coronavirus ... #covid19 #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
Recommendations for Preventing ... Clinical Disease ... clinical manifestation ... #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
the Treatment of COVID ... highlighted circle= clinical ... Medications #Treatment #COVID19 ... #Pharmacology # ... Table #Management
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
prophylaxis for primary prevention ... Risk Factors • Clinical ... Presentation • Management ... #criticalcare #pharmacology ... #management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
like illnesses, COVID ... 19 - Zika virus ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... emphasis placed on prevention ... then placed on prevention ... differential #algorithm #management ... #pharmacology
Dueling analgo-sedative ladders for intubated COVID patients

Dr. Josh Farkas @pulmcirt - Internet Book of Critical Care
for intubated COVID ... Internet Book of Critical ... sedatives #ladders #COVID19 ... #pharmacology # ... management #SARSCOV2