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Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic ... • Most common cause ... media • Important cause ... Specificity of 97%) Treatment
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
do not require treatment ... immunodeficiency, is caused ... has responded to treatment ... with alpha-lipoic
Protein Losing Enteropathy
Clinical Presentation:
 • Volume overload: Peripheral edema, pleural effusion or ascites.
 • Gl symptoms
without apparent cause ... • Increase in alpha ... Primary or secondary Treatment ... 1.5 - 3 g/kg) • Treatment
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 • Increases BP, SVR
 • Risk of reflex bradycardia
Phenylephrine (alpha ... beta1 > beta2 / alpha1 ... • Higher doses cause ... more alpha-effect ... cAMP/cGMP • Causes
Pharmacologic Treatments of Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy
Central alpha-agonists
 - Methyldopa
 - Clonidine
Combined alpha- and beta-blocker
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Pharmacologic Treatments ... Pregnancy Central alpha-agonists ... Clonidine Combined alpha ... Pregnancy #Management #Treatment
Pressors and Inotropes

Norepinephrine
 • alpha1 > beta 1
 • Increase SVR > Inotropy
Vasopressin
 • V1
 •
Norepinephrine • alpha1 ... Phenylephrine • alpha ... beta 1 and 2, alpha
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Pharmacological Treatment ... Midodrine - Alpha ... Norepinephrine Alpha ... #Medications #Treatment
Summary of the therapeutic uses of adrenergic agonists
Table of Catecholamine Pressors, Non-Catecholamines, Alpha and Beta Receptor
the therapeutic uses ... Non-Catecholamines, Alpha ... and Therapeutic Uses ... #Specificity #Alpha
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Causes of Severe ... cholangitis - Alpha ... Severe #Acute #Causes
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
which can also cause ... endocarditis is caused ... endocarditis is caused ... by Alpha-haemolytic