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Assessment of the Child with Eczema
Distribution of atopic eczema - The distribution of eczema tends to
- Viral infection ... or reduction in medication ... allergens, irritants, medications ... virus? ... peds #pediatrics #diagnosis
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
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Pharmacologic Treatment ... Pregnancy Drug - Dose ... hypotension, lupus-like syndrome ... , warmth along injection ... #Medications
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) - Treatment
Non-Pharmacologic:
 • Education
 • Physical & occupational therapy
 • Psychology
Complex Regional ... Pain Syndrome ( ... Non-Pharmacologic ... behavioral therapy) Medications ... #Syndrome #Treatment
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
: Secondary to infections ... Prostate cancer • Medications ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... urine #management #treatment
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Who gets HRS?
 • Decompensated cirrhosis
 • Typically with existing
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... - Diagnosis and ... a precipitant: Medications ... abuse, Bacterial infection ... #HRS #Diagnosis
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... • Tx: Reduce dose ... greatest risk • Tx: Dose ... tremor ("rabbit syndrome ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
response preceding infection ... COVID 19 - Zika virus ... walking to nearly complete ... Hands or feet • Pain ... #treatment #neurology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Visceral Leishmaniasis - Preferred Therapy:
 •
Achieve a total dose ... Amphotericin B Lipid Complex ... Leishmaniasis #Prevention #Treatment ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
Findings - Infectious ... i.e., influenza virus ... Colicky abdominal pain ... nephrotic/nephritic syndrome ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
Indications: ... health-care provider diagnosis ... (Varivax™), 2 doses ... , treatment with ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology