Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Mild Acne Treatment - Comedones (black/whiteheads), +/- few pustules 
1. Benzoyl Peroxide (BP) 
2. Topical Retinoid
Mild Acne Treatment ... First line pharmacologic ... ambcarerx #Acne #Treatment ... Management #Comedones #Pharmacology ... #Dermatology
Oral Antibiotics for Acne - Indicated for Moderate-to-Severe Acne 
First-Line Drug Class: Tetracyclines 

In the last
the last post I reviewed ... mild acne treatment ... specifically for acne treatment ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Dermatology
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 β€’ Temperature 37.8 C   β€’ Rigors
Antibiotic Management ... Hemodynamically stable ... Hernodynamically stable ... after treatment ... Algorithm #CRBSI #diagnosis
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagylβ„’) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - Ξ² lactam +
Antibiotics for ... out of favor for treatment ... Strong Medicine #Antibiotics ... Anaerobic #Bacteria #Pharmacology ... #Table #Susceptibility
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
Flutycosine - Antibiotics ... adverse effects = Hematologic ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Table #Hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 β€’ Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 β€’ Mucosal bleeding from
Symptomatic anemia Diagnosis ... megaloblastic anemia Treatment ... (transfusions, antibiotics ... #management #treatment ... #hematology
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
with β€˜treatment ... updated systematic review ... summarised in Tables ... EBM #Management #Pharmacology ... Effectiveness #Table
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 β€’ Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 β€’
, swelling β€’ Treatment ... painless lump β€’ Treatment ... Warm compresses, antibiotic ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Chalazion #Comparison #Table
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 β€’ Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 β€’ Hemophilia B -
malnutrition, Antibiotics ... Deficiencies #Summary #table ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #hematology #deficiency