Patrick Ching · @patrickching
186 followers · 142 posts · Server med-mastodon.com👉 #rabies can incubate for a year or more
👉 If risk exposure has occurred, it is never too late to start post-exposure prophylaxis
👉 According to both WHO and CDC guidelines, a decision to vaccinate is a decision to use RIG as the vaccine will not kick in for several weeks
#IDMastodon #MedMastodon #IMPearls #MedEd
#rabies #IDMastodon #MedMastodon #impearls #MedEd
Patrick Ching · @patrickching
177 followers · 124 posts · Server med-mastodon.comElderly and catheterized patients have a high incidence of asymptomatic bacteriuria. Abnormal UA in asymptomatic patient does NOT necessarily require treatment.
#AsymptomaticBacteriuria #medicine #MedMastodon #IDMastodon #IMPearls #AntimicrobialStewardship #AntimicrobialResistance
#asymptomaticbacteriuria #medicine #MedMastodon #IDMastodon #impearls #antimicrobialstewardship #antimicrobialresistance
Patrick Ching · @patrickching
177 followers · 123 posts · Server med-mastodon.comSymptoms that do NOT warrant investigation for #UTI include change in the color, odor, or consistency of the urine
#MedMastodon #IDMastodon #IMPearls #MedEd #medicine #AntimicrobialStewardship
#UTI #MedMastodon #IDMastodon #impearls #MedEd #medicine #antimicrobialstewardship
Patrick Ching · @patrickching
160 followers · 103 posts · Server med-mastodon.comIn pregnant women with fever and unexplained severe #hepatitis, disseminated #HSV infection should be considered. Start empiric IV acyclovir pending confirmation. #IDMastodon #MedMastodon #IMPearls #medicine #Gastrodon
#hepatitis #hsv #IDMastodon #MedMastodon #impearls #medicine #Gastrodon
Patrick Ching · @patrickching
153 followers · 98 posts · Server med-mastodon.comPts w presumed #COPD exacerbation that are unresponsive to conventional tx (steroids, abx, bronchodilators) should be evaluated for #pulmonary #embolism #PE #medicine #MedMastodon #IMPearls #Pulm #PulmCC :lung:
#COPD #pulmonary #embolism #pe #medicine #MedMastodon #impearls #Pulm #PulmCC
Patrick Ching · @patrickching
136 followers · 65 posts · Server med-mastodon.comTopiramate is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor that causes ⬇️ urinary citrate excretion & formation of alkaline urine that favor the creation of calcium phosphate :renal: stones #MedMastodon #MedEd #medicine #nephrology #NephMastodon #IMPearls
#MedMastodon #MedEd #medicine #Nephrology #NephMastodon #impearls
Patrick Ching · @patrickching
114 followers · 29 posts · Server med-mastodon.comHepatocellular #carcinoma may develop in chronic #hepatitis B infections in the absence of #cirrhosis #MedMastodon #IDMastodon #Gastrodon #IMPearls
#carcinoma #hepatitis #Cirrhosis #MedMastodon #IDMastodon #Gastrodon #impearls