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OPIOID SWITCHING AND TAPERING.

Long term opioid use results in physical (and potentially psychological) dependence. Opioids should
Long term opioid ... chills, fever, body aches ... insomnia, muscle pain ... sweating, anxiety, nausea ... pharmacology #conversion #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... granulomas within the lungs ... are not caused ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Pleuritic chest pain ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes ... #management #treatment
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Diagnosis and Management ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... Insufficiency: Long-term ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome ... #Endocrinology
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
(PICS) Symptoms ... Implementation of the ABCDEF ... guide targeted treatments ... CAM-ICU) - Pain ... PICS #diagnosis #management
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... inflammation Symptoms ... weight • Chest pain ... in the adjacent lung ... mycobacteria Treatment
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... Recurrent abdominal pain ... for diagnosis Treatment ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Syndrome caused ... - Intense pain ... days, the local pain ... including DM • Treatment ... #treatment
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... dysfunction SPINE Mnemonic ... - Emergency Causes ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... eye; unilateral symptoms ... (pain, photophobia ... United States • Pneumonic ... organism into the lungs