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Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
… #COVID19 #Coronavirus ... InfectiousDiseases #CriticalCare ... #EmergencyMedicine ... #Pharmacology # ... Treatment #Virus
COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
most effective treatments ... #COVID19 #CoronaVirus ... Pharmacotherapy #Pharmacology ... #CriticalCare # ... EmergencyMedicine
Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
management #covid19 #treatment ... #sarscov2 #criticalcare ... #coronavirus #medications ... sedative #analgesia #pharmacology
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
as data on new treatment ... US and updated treatment ... clarified the treatment ... 31 • First US case ... #CriticalCare
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... COVID 19 - Zika virus ... - NORMAL CSF ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... , Epstein-Barr virus ... - Elevated CSF ... with a normal CSF ... and cauda equina TREATMENT
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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present in 15% of cases ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease caused ... by the JC virus ... • JC-virus PCR
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... the determined cause ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare # ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
inflammation: CSF ... • Infectious causes ... zoster, West Nile virus ... Herpes simplex virus ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
K+ in the ECF causes ... #foamed #criticalcare ... management #diagnosis #treatment ... #pharmacology #