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Oral Antibiotics for Acne - Indicated for Moderate-to-Severe Acne 
First-Line Drug Class: Tetracyclines 

In the last
the last post I reviewed ... mild acne treatment ... specifically for acne treatment ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Dermatology
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
risk in the last 12 ... exacerbations requiring antibiotics ... #COPD #diagnosis ... #management #GOLD2022 ... #treatment
This is a quick overview of hormonal acne treatment for the medical student and resident.

Keep in
This is a quick overview ... #management #skin ... Dermatology Online ... comparing efficacy of antibiotics ... Dermatology (Basel
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
risk factors, management ... #management #medications ... #treatment #diagnosis ... dermatitis #eczema #dermatology ... corticosteroids in dermatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
CLL) - Summary Overview ... minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... #hemeonc #diagnosis ... #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
age, however the disease ... • Bicytopenia Treatment ... rapidly, and empiric antibiotic ... #management #treatment ... #hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia - Overview ... - β-lactam antibiotics ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... Anemia #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Fever Hematologic disease ... Incubation period: 3-12 ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... Supportive and antibiotics ... #management #Bartonella
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Coagulation (DIC) Overview ... • Severe Liver Disease ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis Overview ... Check Vitamin B12 ... Deficiency: - Vitamin B12 ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... #management #neurology