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Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
Antivirals #table #treatment ... #medications #infectiousdisease ... #hepatology #HepC ... HepatitisC #Management #Pharmacology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
those with CLD (± cirrhosis ... months without treatment ... underlying liver disease ... Liver #Failure #Cirrhosis ... #Hepatology #gastroenterology
Metformin Treatment in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3A, 3B, or
Metformin Treatment ... Chronic Kidney Disease ... #CKD4 #Dosing #Pharmacology ... VisualAbstract #Nephrology
Migraine - Preventative Treatments

 • Anticonvulsants: *Topiramate, *Sodium valproate, Gabapentin, Pregabalin
 • Antidepressants: Amitriptyline, Venlafaxine, Duloxetine,
- Preventative Treatments ... Magnesium, Vitamin B2 ... #Preventative #Treatment ... prophylaxis #prevention #pharmacology ... #neurology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
treat infectious diseases ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
failure, liver cirrhosis ... failure, liver cirrhosis ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Pharmacology #
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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conditions Diagnosis: Serology ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... : • Severe Disease ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Acute phase → 8-12 ... the absence of treatment ... symptoms, positive serology ... against T. cruzi Treatment ... q12h)x 60 days Treatment
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
other causes of neurologic ... Prevalence: At cirrhosis ... over course of disease ... Initiate empiric treatment ... #hepatology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Prevalence up to 12% ... , Busulfan • Disease ... urine #management #treatment ... #nephrology