41 results
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Symptoms are non-specific:
 - Headache 90%
 - Nausea/vomiting 50%
 - Vertigo 50%
 - Altered
Monoxide Poisoning Symptoms ... Headache 90% - Nausea ... affected (inc pets ... Treatment: 100% ... #management
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
risk factors, management ... #management #medications ... #treatment #diagnosis ... #causes #atopy ... /hyperactivity symptoms
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
live births Symptoms ... (Torsades) or vFib ... family history) Treatment ... LongQT #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... no respiratory cause ... ingestion/exposure Symptoms ... Salicylate level - Toxic ... #management #Treatment
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... functional ID) Treatment ... improvement in symptoms ... endpoint of all-cause ... #management #cardiology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... amphetamines) Toxic ... #Anesthesiology ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
nasal droplets • Symptoms ... appear ~5 years after ... Treatment Regimen ... Disease #Leprosy #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Diagnostic ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Plan definitive management ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Anesthesiology ... #Management #Workup
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
) Summary Symptoms ... possibly better: • Symptom ... Anticoagulation ≥4 weeks after ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
any time during treatment ... rhabdomyolysis, toxic ... Atorvastatin Diagnosis ... toxicity #myopathy #diagnosis ... #management #treatment