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Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
of COVID-19 Infection ... Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine should ... macular pathology" should ... #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Table #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
screen within 1 year ... HIV aged 21–29 should ... • Pap test should ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic
COVID-19 patient Extubation
Objective: Extubation of a suspected COVID-19 patient whilst minimising aersolisation of virus particles. Orly
COVID-19 patient ... essential to care should ... extubate on theatre table ... tube 8) Prepare team ... facemask • Hudson mask
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
Perioperative Management ... Problem: ✖ Each year ... available lab test ... interruption per treatment ... table
Safe Living After Transplant - Water Safety
Abrasions:
• If incurred during swimming in ocean or fresh water,
the water • Test ... standing water & wear ... boots, gloves & a mask ... process • If able ... transplant recipient should
Filtering effect for small droplets (aerosols) by various masks; home-made of tea cloth, surgical mask (3M
; home-made of tea ... factor) values in Table ... beginning of the test ... similar for the Tea ... filtering #particles #COVID19
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... should be ordered ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... Tuberculin skin test ... HIV-infected patients should ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
with Cardio-OB team ... Delivery • Stable ... Contraception counseling should ... started, patients should ... #cardiology #treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... Tuberculin skin test ... HIV-infected patients should ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB