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Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... of Alcohol Use ... include abdominal pain ... their broader use ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
Alcohol Use Disorder ... if also chronic pain ... if neuropathic pain ... #management #pharmacology ... #table #addiction
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
in treatment of ... Produces miosis during ... for diagnosis of ... Cholinergic #Agonists #Pharmacology ... #Table #Summary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• IV substance use ... Pleuritic chest pain ... shows a small, stable ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Arteritis: Often used ... very remarkable w/differential ... claudication: pain ... not routinely used ... Treatment of GCA
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
arrived w/severe abd pain ... headache and abd pain ... The table below ... or PCR can be used ... for diagnosis.
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... then be excreted using ... #diagnosis #differential ... #table #foamed ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... years, cocaine use ... Delivery • Stable ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... management #cardiology #treatment
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
still, but is able ... patient was having pain ... Hospital Opioid Use ... Treatment (SHOUT ... Buprenorphine #Score #Diagnosis
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
proximal muscle pain ... normal and can help differentiate ... not universally used ... TREATMENT: • The ... mainstay of treatment