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Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment ... Ulcers: • Treatment ... immunosuppressive meds) Vascular ... #management #pharmacology ... #rheumatology
Hydroxychloroquine - Risks and Benefits in Lupus
Benefits:
↓ Disease activity, ↓ Flare, ↓ Damage, ↓ Corticosteroid dose,
Digestive intolerance nausea ... rare with ~100 cases ... : vacuolar myopathy ... Benefits #Lupus #pharmacology ... #sideeffects #rheumatology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
IDSA Recommendations ... • In rare cases ... Enteric #Bacterial #IDSA ... #Prevention #Treatment ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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IDSA - Clinical ... Individualized Treatment ... MDRTB #management #Treatment ... antimicrobials #regimens #pharmacology ... #dosing #idsa #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... & Dry) is the treatment ... the determined cause ... & Dry” is the treatment ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
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Causes of Neutropenia ... hypertension and/or drug treatment ... neutropenia in collagen vascular ... neutropenia in collagen vascular ... #hematology
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
150 published cases ... • No effective treatment ... IVIg) • Limit vascular ... spacing of IVIg cures ... #rheumatology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Managing Microsporidiosis in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Chronic Microsporidiosis:
 • Because chronic microsporidiosis occurs
IDSA Recommendations ... Gastrointestinal Infections Caused ... : • The best treatment ... Microsporidiosis #IDSA ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Trigger Finger - Stenosing flexor tendon tenosynovitis

There is a change in the slip between the tendon
complemented with ultrasound ... Ultrasound can show ... of non-surgical treatment ... Treatment can be ... #orthopedics #rheumatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... Xerostomia • Dental caries ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... lubricants • Pharmacologic ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology