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Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

Treatment options for AUD include psychosocial treatment and medications. Individualize based on
: severe liver disease ... support there may ... #UseDisorder #Addiction ... #PrimaryCare #Treatment ... #Management #AUD
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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IgG4-Related Disease ... Clinical history: Man ... and relapse No ... IgG4 #Related #Disease ... #diagnosis #management
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... and Management ... - Detection of AFB ... intervention CMC IM ... CMC_IM #Potts #Disease
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
eruption that may ... : symptomatic treatment ... • Severe disease ... Hospital of Baltimore IM ... #management
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
qday OR 380 mg IM ... Dosing: Goal 150 mg BID ... uptitrate) #AUD ... #management #pharmacology ... #table #addiction
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
papillae of tongue), abd ... , celiac disease ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... , can consider IM ... #management #nutrition
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 • Affects 1/3 patients
 • Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
• Appendectomy may ... despite PO steroids and ... , rectal prolapse ... , CD, cancer Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
presenting with chest/abd ... • Aortic valve disease ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... Aortic #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Treponema pallidum Infections (Syphilis) to Prevent Disease in HIV-AIDS
Early Stage (Primary, Secondary,
Primary, Secondary, and ... consultation to guide management ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Valvular heart disease ... pregnancy • May ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... #treatment