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Amlodipine - calcium channel blocker for the treatment of hypertension and CAD. 5th most prescribed drug
Amlodipine #Norvasc #CalciumChannelBlocker ... #CCB #Overview ... #Review
Calcium Channel Blocker Overdose Overview - Joshua Feblowitz, MD 

#Diagnosis #Management #Toxicology #CCB #CalciumChannelBlocker #Overdose #Overview
Blocker Overdose Overview ... Management #Toxicology #CCB ... #CalciumChannelBlocker ... #Overdose #Overview
Management of acute beta blocker/calcium channel blocker overdose

#Management #Toxicology #BetaBlocker #CCB #CalciumChannelBlocker #Overdose #Toxicity #Algorithm
#BetaBlocker #CCB ... #CalciumChannelBlocker ... Overdose #Toxicity #Algorithm
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... Overview Symptoms ... • β-Blocker • CCB ... Anticoagulation #Atrial ... Cardiology #Management #Algorithm
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... ultrasound • CXR • CBC ... , PT. aPTT • Serial ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Urine Output > 3L /day
Water Diuresis (Urine Osm <100 mOsm/kg)
 • Primary
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... solute loading • Relief ... obstruction • Partial ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Hypercoagulable State Arterial ... risk actor for arterial ... cancer screening, CBC ... hematology #diagnosis #algorithm
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
and Management Algorithm ... • Monitor: CBC ... B Infection: A Review ... HepatitisB #HBV #Algorithm
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Equina Syndrome Overview ... Laboratory studies: • CBC ... MRI- Sagittal, axial