30 results
Tranexamic Acid - Indications and Pharmacology
Pharmacokinetics:
 • MOA: Inhibits plasminogen activation to plasmin & inhibits fibrinolysis
Indications and Pharmacology ... Inhibits plasminogen activation ... reduces complement activation ... Hypotension with rapid injection ... #hematology
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Intraabdominal Infection ... AAST 2021 global clinical ... intra-abdominal infections ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases ... #management #pharmacology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Activation of CD8 ... IFN-y) → Excessive activation ... accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... steroids to treat infectious ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology
Medial Approach Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Landmark 1/3 to 1/2 way from top of patella. Find
Corticosteroid Injection ... Corticosteroid #Injection ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #procedure ... orthopedics #sports #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... Fever is the main clinical ... manifestations: from easy bruising ... SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... #Rheumatology
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... decrease the risk for reactivation ... developing active infection ... • Tuberculosis infection ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Knee Joint Injection

Dr. Janet Pope @Janetbirdope

#Knee #Joint #Injection #clinical #video #rheumatology #procedure #msk
Knee Joint Injection ... #Knee #Joint #Injection ... #clinical #video ... #rheumatology # ... procedure #msk
Tendon Sheath Injection

Dr. Janet Pope @Janetbirdope

#Tendon #Sheath #Injection #clinical #video #rheumatology #procedure #msk
Tendon Sheath Injection ... Tendon #Sheath #Injection ... #clinical #video ... #rheumatology # ... procedure #msk
Ankle Joint Injection

Dr. Janet Pope @Janetbirdope

#Ankle #Joint #Injection #clinical #video #rheumatology #procedure #msk
Ankle Joint Injection ... #Ankle #Joint #Injection ... #clinical #video ... #rheumatology # ... procedure #msk