Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Oral Antibiotics for Acne - Indicated for Moderate-to-Severe Acne 
First-Line Drug Class: Tetracyclines 

In the last
Antibiotics for Acne ... treatment which ... minocycline since it is best ... treatment. ... #Pharmacology #
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever β†’ Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever β†’Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Headache, Retroocular pain ... Positive Tourniquet test ... , Abdominal pain ... 7 days (Ig)M Treatment ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Migraine - Preventative Treatments

 β€’ Anticonvulsants: *Topiramate, *Sodium valproate, Gabapentin, Pregabalin
 β€’ Antidepressants: Amitriptyline, Venlafaxine, Duloxetine,
- Preventative Treatments ... Beta-blockers, ACE ... #Preventative #Treatment ... prophylaxis #prevention #pharmacology ... #neurology
Acute Treatment of Migraine
Mild Attacks: NSAIDs, Simple Analgesics
Moderate/Severe Attacks: Triptans, Ditans, Gepants, Ergots
Non-pharmacologic Treatment: Neuromodulation, Rest,
Acute Treatment ... Gepants, Ergots Non-pharmacologic ... Treatment: Neuromodulation ... , Rest, Hydration ... #management #neurology
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 β€’ Birds are the primary reservoir
 β€’
non-productive cough, chest pain ... Microimmunofluorescent antibody test ... danger of aerosol) Treatment ... first line of treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
 β€’
unilateral symptoms (pain ... conditions Diagnosis: Serology ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... the β€œChewing gum test ... Treatment of GCA
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Without treatment ... have positive serology ... a syndrome of pain ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Isotretinoin is a very effective drug for the treatment of severe acne, but has a severe
effective drug for the treatment ... of severe acne, ... Main points are ... negative pregnancy test ... Isotretinoin #iPledge #Acne
Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia - ACG Guidelines

Who to suspect?
 β€’ Patients presenting with progressive dysphagia
heart burn, chest pain ... What test to order ... POEM Symptomatic Treatment ... Botulinum toxin β€’ Pharmacologic ... gastroenterology #Treatemtn