Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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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 Treatment ... More precisely "macular ... HCQ treatment would ... Even with macular ... Pharmacology #Table #Management
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 β€’ Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... Complications β€’ Ocular ... week to assess ocular ... IDSA #Guidelines #Management ... #candidiasis #treatment
Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 β€’ Stand at foot of bed
 β€’ Introduce yourself
RRT leader β€’ Ask ... Assessment: β€’ Ask ... Orders placed, treatments ... Response #Team #RRT #Management ... #treatment #criticalcare
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 β€’ Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Symmetric macular ... Headache, meningitis, ocular ... ulcerated β€’ MSK ... stages #diagnosis #management ... #Treatment
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 β€’ Treatment: Topical steroids
 β€’ Prevention: Colchicine
 β€’ Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment ... Ulcers: β€’ Treatment ... refractory lesions Ocular ... disease #Syndrome #Treatment ... #management #pharmacology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 β€’ an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
antiβ€”muscle-specific kinase (MuSK ... antibodies - MuSK-positive ... Treatment: β€’ Symptomatic ... treatment Of ocular ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
prognosis β€’ Nodular ... β€’ Classic - Nodular ... Responsive to Treatment ... growth, response to treatment ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Syphilis - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimen:
 β€’ Primary, secondary, and early latent: adults (including pregnant
Syphilis - CDC 2021 Treatment ... Neurosyphilis, ocular ... #CDC #CDC2021 #Treatment ... #Guidelines #Management
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash Β± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
β€’ Ocular: uveitis ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
: ​‒ Miliar β†’ Nodular ... β†’ Mular DIAGNOSIS ... TREATMENT: ​‒ Acute ... Fever #diagnosis #management