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Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
RF: neurogenic bladder ... may have fever/chills ... producing gas in bladder ... KUB or abdominal ultrasound ... data • Early treatment
COVID-19 Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical and laboratory testing
Lung Ultrasound
HRCT scan
In-hospital treatment
Severity assessment and respiratory support 
Post-mortem
Diagnosis and Management ... testing Lung Ultrasound ... scan In-hospital treatment ... COVID19 #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #treatment
The World Health Organization's (WHO's) Pain Relief Ladder is a stepwise approach to the management of
WHO's) Pain Relief Ladder ... approach to the management ... Opioids #Analgesics #Treatment ... #Management #Pharmacotherapy
Candidates for Medical Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy with Methotrexate 
 - Hemodynamically stable 
 - No
Candidates for Medical Treatment ... comply with post-treatment ... cardiac activity on ultrasound ... Ectopic #Pregnancy #Management
Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest Management
"Not dead until 32° and dead"
1) Start ACLS + Rewarming
2) Should this code
Cardiac Arrest Management ... IV Fluids 6) Bladder ... Cardiac #Arrest #Management ... resuscitation #rewarming #management ... #treatment #checklist
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Prodrome: fever, chills ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology
Rewarming Methods in Hypothermia
 • Passive rewarming - Requires adequate patient physiologic mechanisms. Inadequate for more
Key method • Bladder ... #Hypothermia #management ... #treatment #ebm
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
native kidney), Bladder ... #blood #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Diagnosis and Management ... ROM +/- fever, chills ... arthritis diagnosis Treatment ... patient admitted for treatment ... Arthritis #Diagnosis #Management
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
sensory changes, and bladder ... imaging as needed Treatment ... Abscess #diagnosis #management