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Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the ... be "precaution" rather ... highlighted circle= clinical ... Treatment #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Table #Management
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... NPSLE rare, Malar rash ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... Manifestations: Malar rash ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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IDSA - Clinical ... Regimen for Multi-Drug ... MDR-TB source cases ... Tuberculosis #MDRTB #management ... antimicrobials #regimens #pharmacology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... may lack lung rales ... endomyocardial biopsy Pharmacology ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... diagnosis but rather ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #pharmacology
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Sedation Scale (RASS ... will vary with clinical ... A dissociative drug ... No pharmacologic ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
disease based on clinical ... necessary based on drug-drug ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
select anti-TB drugs ... HIV-infected persons with clinical ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
hallucinations, rashes ... • Therapeutic drug ... #valleyfever #management ... #antifungals #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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histoplasmosis (>10 cases ... weeks or until clinically ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology