13 results
Acute Mountain Sickness 
Low partial pressure of oxygen at high altitude 
• Stop ascent 
• Supportive
Acute Mountain Sickness ... oxygen at high altitude ... fluids, analgesia, ani ... #Mountain #Sickness ... Diagnosis #Management #Altitude
Medications for High-Altitude Sickness 
Acetazolarnide 
 • Carbonic Anydrase Inhibitor Bicarb diuresis & metabolic Acidosis ->
Medications for High-Altitude ... Sickness Acetazolarnide ... #HighAltitude #Altitude ... #Sickness #Medications
Altitude Sickness: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Altitude Sickness ... Acute Mountain Sickness ... (AMS), High Altitude ... #Sickness #Mountain ... Elevation #Comparison #Table
Acute Mountain Sickness - High Altitude
Incidence varies - rate increases with altitude and rate of ascent
Acute Mountain Sickness ... - High Altitude ... increases with altitude ... Acute #Mountain #Sickness ... #High #Altitude
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
• Epilepsy • Altitude ... sickness • Diuretic ... #Medications #Table
Muscarinic Receptor Agonists and Antagonists 
Muscarinic Receptor Agonists
Methacholine
 • Diagnosis of bronchial airway
Carbachol
 • Glaucorna (topical
Scopolamine • Motion sickness ... #Pharmacology #Table
DRESS Syndrome vs SJS/TEN
DRESS
 • Latency: 2-8 weeks
 • Rash: Morbilliform
 • Mucosal involvement: 50% have
Skin biopsy: Full-thickness ... TEN #comparison #table
Orthopedic Dressing Materials
1. Opsite - semi-permeable-thin, adhesive transparent polyurethrane film 
 • Indications: Superficial wounds as
infection, full thickness ... partial & full thickness ... partial & fully thickness ... wound partial thickness ... wound #comparison #table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Avoid ARB/ACE-I/ARNI ... during Delivery • Stable
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
affected limb - Full-thickness ... Diagnosis #comparison #table