Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening ... Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm Lifestyle ... β€’ Secondary Causes ... #DMII #Classification
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Renal Loses - Medications ... Familial renal Mg wasting ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
abdominal pain, nausea ... the outpatient setting ... #UseDisorder #Management ... AUD #Therapies #Screening ... #Addiction #Medications
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 β€’ Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
(arrhythmia in setting ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... criticalcare #summary #comparison ... #table #pharmacology ... #indications
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
#Indications #Tests ... #comparison #table ... #management #gastroenterology ... #CRC #Testing # ... Indications
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 β€’ A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
to heat (fires, heating ... pads, heating blankets ... idiopathic, and medications ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 β€’ FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
Colorectal Cancer Screening ... Cancer #colon #Screening ... #Tests #comparison ... #table #management ... gastroenterology #CRC #Testing
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
 β€’
Infections in HIV-AIDS Indications ... histoplasmosis (>10 cases ... on ART (BIII) Indication ... with ARV (see Table ... Prevention #Treatment #management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
prevent TB disease) Indications ... : β€’ (+) screening ... regardless of screening ... Please refer to the table ... Prevention #Treatment #management