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Cervicitis - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
 • Recommended Regimen: doxycycline 100 mg orally 2x/day for 7
Recommended Regimen: doxycycline ... Guidelines #Management #STI
ST depression & T wave inversion causes #Pathophys #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Differential #TWI #STD #TWaveInversion
ST depression & ... Pathophys #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Differential #TWI #STD
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimen:
 • Parenteral treatment: ceftriaxone 1 gm
24 hours PLUS doxycycline ... single dose PLUS doxycycline ... Guidelines #Management #STI
POCUS - Measuring Cardiac Output
1) Calculate LVOT Area
2) Calculate LVOT VTI
3) Calculate Cardiac Output

SV = (LVOT
POCUS - Measuring ... Calculate LVOT VTI ... x HR (bpm) - POCUS ... Cardiac #Output #CO #POCUS ... #Measurement #cardiology
Doxycycline - Coverage and Indications
 • Staphylococci (S aureus + CoNS)
 • The tick stuff: Borrelia
Doxycycline - Coverage ... , Tularemia • STIs ... PrathitKulkarni #Doxycycline
STI/STD Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Regimens
STI prophylaxis after Sexual Assault
 • Azithromycin 1g PO or doxycycline 100mg PO
STI/STD Post-Exposure ... Prophylaxis Regimens STI ... Azithromycin 1g PO or doxycycline ... BIDMC_IDFellows #STI ... #STD #PostExposure
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Measurement on POCUS ... CO = HR x LVOT VTI ... ) 2 SV = LVOT VTI ... #Measurement #POCUS ... #cardiology
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
Discordance" = ST ... a) Concordant STE ... b) Concordant STD ... V1-V3 c) STE ... electrocardiogram #ecg #cardiology
Note there is ST depression in aVR, a true sign of Left Main occlusion.  Many
Note there is ST ... authors state that ST ... Clinical #EM #IM #Cardiology ... #STElevations #STE
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
STEMI - J point STE ... 0.5mm downgoing ST ... line; upsloping ST ... - R/S >1 or ST ... electrocardiogram #cardiology