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Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
chronic hepatitis C virus ... DAAs #Antivirals #table ... #medications #infectiousdisease ... HepatitisC #Management #Pharmacology
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Positive Varus Stress ... Because we saw him ... injury, we are able ... dr.dold.md #Varus ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... canimorsus • Virus ... : HIV (Predisposing ... #Infectious #Causes ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
> 7 days HIV > ... Polio virus Type ... Pseudorabies virus ... viruses #surfaces #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #table
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... Epstein-Barr Virus ... Hepatitis • HIV ... Myasthenia Gravis Pharmacologic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
DPP-4 Inhibitors - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Inhibits DPP-4 (dipeptidyl peptidase 4), which normally inactivates GLP-1
4 Inhibitors - Pharmacology ... inactivates GLP-1 and GIP ... Januvia) - Once/day tablet ... not definitively cause ... DPP4 #Inhibitors #Pharmacology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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present in 15% of cases ... Demyelinating disease caused ... by the JC virus ... • JC-virus PCR ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... Chikungunya - Herpes virus ... Knee #Effusions #causes ... diagnosis #msk #physicalexam
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
important drug classes ... Varun Phadke @VarunPhadke2 ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... management #spectrum #table
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
lies prone on the table ... buttock, if the hip ... raises off of the ... table, or with ... #physicalexam #