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SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Classification: • Acute ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Pleural effusions • Acute ... activation and/or medications ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Even with macular disease ... , may consider risks ... smfarmhosp_smfh #Drugs #Medications ... #Pharmacology # ... Table #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
optimization of ART may ... patients with acute ... Preferred Therapy for Acute ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
shoulders, wrists, elbows ... • Underlying disease ... Metabolic syndrome • Medications ... fingers, wrist, elbow ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Metabolic syndrome • Medications ... fingers, wrist, elbow ... • Arthritis may ... Tophi on extensor elbows ... #rheumatology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Torsemide) • Acute ... hyperaldosteronism • Acute ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
Hyperkalemia The goals of acute ... may not involve ... underlying heart disease ... cirrhosis, or kidney disease ... hyperkalemia, and Table
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
Prophylaxis): Indications ... please refer to Table ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
presents with an acute ... TREATMENT: • The ... mainstay of treatment ... months (until the medication ... Diagnosis #Management #Rheumatology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Infection and Disease ... ) Indications: ... Please refer to the table ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology