11 results
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Borrelia recurrentis ... BP stable, HR 115 ... caused by Borrelia ... mostly to Northeast Africa ... The table below
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
heart failure, the American ... Foundation and the American ... Association functional class ... in patients who never ... #Stages #Classes
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... types of hypersensitivity ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... Anaphylaxis, Hay fever ... #classification
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity ... , seasonal hay fever ... sclerosis #Hypersensitivity ... #Types #Classification ... Diagnosis #Reactions #Table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Differential Diagnosis by Classification ... Carotid sinus hypersensitivity ... Differential #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Table #Causes
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
and Management Algorithm ... , South Asian, African ... • Secondary Causes ... Targets #Management #algorithm ... #DM2 #DMII #Classification
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
of delayed-type hypersensitivity ... known as rat bite fever ... or Haverhill fever ... HSV + Mycoplasma classic ... Erythemas #comparison #table
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
year) and among African ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... General: fever, ... syndrome: ACUTE, fever ... presentation with fever
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Classification
The ASA classification (Table) aims to predict perioperative mortality rates but
American Society ... Anesthesiologists (ASA) Classification ... The ASA classification ... (Table) aims to ... #Classification
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... metabolic equivalent able ... ASA class If ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients