Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Hydroxychloroquine - Risks and Benefits in Lupus
Benefits:
↓ Disease activity, ↓ Flare, ↓ Damage, ↓ Corticosteroid dose,
in Lupus Benefits ... : ↓ Disease activity ... Thrombosis, ↓ Severe infection ... #Lupus #pharmacology ... #sideeffects #rheumatology
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
of COVID-19 Infection ... Even with macular disease ... consider risks/benefits ... #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Table #Management
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 β€’ Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
constitutional symptoms β€’ Treatment ... life-threatening β€’ Treatment ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 β€’ CMV end-organ disease is best
IDSA Recommendations ... Preventing CMV Disease ... Given the evident benefits ... Cytomegalovirus #CMV #IDSA ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 β€’ Most common leukemia in adults
 β€’ Disorder of
Complications: 1) Infection ... have found no benefit ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
 β€’
IDSA - Clinical ... Individualized Treatment ... children with TB disease ... are contacts of infectious ... antimicrobials #regimens #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
IDSA Recommendations ... confirmation of disease ... Uncomplicated Cases ... #Zoster #VZV #IDSA ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Managing Microsporidiosis in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Chronic Microsporidiosis:
 β€’ Because chronic microsporidiosis occurs
IDSA Recommendations ... should prevent the disease ... Caused by Enterocytozoon ... Microsporidiosis #IDSA ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
 β€’
IDSA Recommendations ... Severe Disseminated Disease ... with ARV (see Table ... #Prevention #Treatment ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
IDSA Recommendations ... and Disease in ... Please refer to the table ... Tuberculosis #TB #IDSA ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology