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Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis vs Ehrlichiosis vs Babesiosis
Nonspecific febrile illness with severe headache and myalgia.
Diagnosis: NAAT, Blood
Diagnosis: NAAT, ... Anaplasmosis: - Agent ... Babesiosis: - Agent ... tick #tickborne #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
As a follow up to a previously uploaded infographic delineating indications for the widely-used induction agents
widely-used induction agents ... to use a given agent ... #sideeffects #treatment ... Warnings & Dosing ... Warnings & Dosing
A quick infographic describing some of the common reversal agents used by anesthesiologists, their mechanism of
common reversal agents ... mechanism of action, dosing ... #reversal #agents ... anesthesiology #treatment ... Reversal agents
FDA-Approved 1st line Medications for Tobacco Cessation Treatment

Nicotine patch, Nicotine lozenge, Nicotine gum, Nicotine inhaler, Nicotine
Tobacco Cessation Treatment ... Comparison #Table #Agents ... #Dosing
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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Hemolytic Anemia 1) DIAGNOSE ... • Blood smear: Differential ... Immunosuppressive agents ... Hemolytic #Anemia #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Medications associated with neuroleptic malignant syndrome

First-generation and second-generation antipsychotics are dopamine receptor antagonists, which produce a
single dose of an agent ... after years of treatment ... with the same agent ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antiparkinsonian agents ... are diagnostic ... antiparkinsonian agents ... months or years of treatment ... months or years of treatment
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis ... 10,000 new cases diagnosed ... Hypomethylating agents ... only curative treatment ... #Management #treatment
Induction agents used in anesthesia play a key role in the eventual sedation of the patient,
Induction agents ... popularly-used agents ... Amidate (etomidate) dosing ... Effects, Dosages, Treatment
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... Malaria • Oxygen agents ... nitrates • Other agents ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes