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Pharmacotherapy for Migraine Prophylaxis 

Who is indicated for migraine prophylaxis? Patients who experience more than 3
headaches per month ... appropriate acute treatment ... #Medications #Table ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Neurology
Migraine - Preventative Treatments

 • Anticonvulsants: *Topiramate, *Sodium valproate, Gabapentin, Pregabalin
 • Antidepressants: Amitriptyline, Venlafaxine, Duloxetine,
Treatments ... Magnesium, Vitamin B2 ... #management #prophylaxis ... #prevention #pharmacology ... #neurology
Triptan Selection - Migraine Management
Choosing triptans:
 • Reponse to given triptan do not predict to others
Management Choosing ... medication-overuse headache ... #Management #treatment ... #neurology #pharmacology ... #neurology
Migraine Prevention and Prophylaxis
Who to Consider: 
 • ≥ 4 significant headaches or migraine attacks/month
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treatments • ... Riboflavin (Vitamin B2 ... #treatment #prevention ... #prophylaxis #neurology ... #headache #management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... CNS symptoms (headache ... oral ulcers in 12 ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Pharmacology # ... Medications #Table
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
cough, chills, headache ... duration is 6 to 12 ... extrapulmonary disease ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Diagnosis and Management ... sweats, anorexia, headache ... parasitemia • Serology ... Treatment: • Immunocompetent ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Infection and Disease ... 50 mg weekly x 12 ... Please refer to the table ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Severe Disseminated Disease ... with ARV (see Table ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology