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Approach to Antithrombotic Therapy in Peripheral Artery Disease
Increased Ischemic Risk:
 • Prior MI
 • Diabetes
 •
smoker Increased Bleeding ... Anticoagulation • Prior bleeding ... bypass • Below-knee ... Antithrombotic #management ... #antiplatelet #algorithm
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Low Back Pain (Lumbago ... Mechanical Low Back ... pain below the knee ... Bending, sneezing ... Patterns #Features #Comparison
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Outpatient Hypertension Management ... Algorithm Monotherapy ... • ACE-I (non-black ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Algorithm #PrimaryCare
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
physically pushes fluid back ... commonly affects the knee ... inflammatory fluid back ... #Degenerative #Comparison ... #Versus #MSK #JointDisease
Endoscopy - Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices 
What to Band?
 - Always find the varix that
Endoscopy - Management ... banding, slowly pull back ... adequately, pull back ... - Ask the nurses ... #Tips #Tricks #management
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
the anechoic or black ... infrapatellar bursa of the knee ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... Clinical #Radiology #Comparison
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Look back in the ... We may ask why are ... : neuro, heme (bleeding ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Orthopedic Dressing Materials
1. Opsite - semi-permeable-thin, adhesive transparent polyurethrane film 
 • Indications: Superficial wounds as
reduces pain, can pack ... degree burn heavy bleeding ... wounds prone to bleeding ... Dressings #Materials #management ... #wound #comparison
How to choose & apply sunscreen.

Whether you're out (with or without a mask) or just lounging
with or without a mask ... lounging in your back ... skin #prevention #management ... #comparison #pharmacology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... - what is the bleeding ... medical and surgical management