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Glaucoma - Emergency Department Management
- All patients should get emergency ophthalmologic consultation
- Start with eye drops
- All patients ... eye drops (see table ... or refractory symptoms ... blocker) - Topical meds ... is < 40 mmHg #Pharmacology
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
class (30-day all ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... prognostication #diagnosis ... #management #stratification ... #criticalcare #
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management ... symptom. ... coronary syndrome (ACS ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
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:
outcomes: BPD symptoms ... for inclusion all ... summarised in Tables ... #Pharmacology # ... Effectiveness #Table
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Tuberculosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Clinical Signs/Symptoms ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... should be done in ALL
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Adrenalin - "Epi" - ACLS ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... summary #comparison #table ... #pharmacology #
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... and iron release Diagnosis ... improvement in symptoms ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... have fever - ACS ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Migraine Treatment Overview

 • What is a Migraine?
 • Pathophysiology
 • Common Migraine Triggers
 • Diagnosis
Pathophysiology ... Migraine Triggers • Diagnosis ... Bulbital-containing meds ... Migraine #Treatment #management ... #pharmacology #
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
Block action of ACh ... arterioles -> less able ... Extrapyramidal Symptoms ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry