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Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
SARS-CoV-2, the virus ... causing COVID-19 ... ivermectin… #COVID19 ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... Pharmacology #Treatment #Virus
Trends in invasive mechanical ventilation, hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir, and corticosteroids in the US from April to July
#clinical #COVID19 ... #management #COVID ... #coronavirus #infectiousdiseases
This is an oversimplified, hypothetical model to think about time from symptom onset and stages of
of disease in COVID ... #COVID19 #COVID ... #infectiousdisease ... #clinical #management
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
Persistence of clinically ... Polio virus Type ... Pseudorabies virus ... viruses #surfaces #infectiousdiseases ... contagiousness #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 ... drmarcogarrone #COVID19 ... #POCUS #Clinical
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
with possible COVID ... Nasopharyngeal PCR for COVID ... - CBC with differential ... diagnostics as clinically ... Care @iBookCC #COVID19
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... Herpes Simplex Virus ... caused by the JC virus ... • JC-virus PCR ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection (CDI ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... x 10d • 1st CDI ... IDSA 2021 CDI ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
patients with COVID ... volumes of ~6 cc ... Internet Book of Critical ... respiratory #support #COVID19
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... mucocutaneous • JC Virus ... Herpes Simplex Virus ... • Epstein Barr Virus