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Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Bowel Regimen Guide
Osmotic agents (draws water into bowel, thereby loosening stool
Guide Osmotic agents ... Polyethylene glycol - Nausea ... Lactulose, Sorbitol - Abdominal ... pharmacology #table #agents
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... Hernia: External abdominal ... Inflammatory: Intra-abdominal ... foreign body (magnets ... Diagnosis #SBO #bowel #Causes
Tranexamic Acid - Indications and Pharmacology
Pharmacokinetics:
 • MOA: Inhibits plasminogen activation to plasmin & inhibits fibrinolysis
: Urine Common Uses ... rapid injection; Nausea ... vomiting, diarrhea & abdominal ... arterial thrombotic events
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Testing Common causes ... Tests to evaluate cause ... ultrasound; MRA; abdominal ... withdrawal of suspected agent
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS ... with severe RUQ abdominal ... as shown in the case ... duodenal #ulcer #RUQ #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #Abdominal
Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block

CT confirmed appendicitis gets a TAP block by the ED for multimodal
Transverse Abdominis ... confirmed appendicitis gets ... #Transverse #Abdominis ... Anesthesia #Management #POCUS
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
- Infectious Agents ... 85%) - Colicky abdominal ... periumbilical region), nausea
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
radiocontrast agent ... fibrillation/flutter • Abdominal ... hyperthyroidism #causes
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
erysipelas with no focus ... Two newer agents ... also effective agents ... including those caused
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... The most common causes ... - Many other causes ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... the offending agent