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Central line myth #2: location, location, location 

By far the best data we have to guide
Central line myth ... randomized to get the central ... A contra-indication ... #EBM #RCT #Central ... Sites #Infections #Selection
Central Venous Catheter site selection - Clinical Decision Aid
IJ vs Subclavian vs Supraclavicular vs Femoral by
Central Venous Catheter ... site selection ... #CriticalCare #Central ... Catheters #CVC #Lines ... Sites #Infections #Selection
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
with Preserved Ejection ... preload excessively Control ... blood pressure - Central ... blood pressure control ... dCHF #Diastolic #Treatment
The HINTS Exam - Differentiating Central vs Peripheral Vertigo

Head Impulse Test
Nystagmus
Test of Skew

Animation by Dr. Y.
Differentiating Central ... Jay Lin @JayLin3455 ... Testing #Vertigo #Central ... #Peripheral #Neurology
Erectile Dysfunction: Pathogenesis

Erectile Dysfunction - Persistent or recurrent inability to achieve an erection sufficient to achieve
to achieve an erection ... an imbalance of central ... Erectile Dysfunction Neurologic ... diabetes mellitus -> Central ... #Dysfunction #Pathophysiology
Initial treatment of renal bone disease and cinacalcet for secondary hyperparathyroidism
Phosphate binders reduce hyperphosphataemia and hyperparathyroidism.
Initial treatment ... cinacalcet to the first-line ... treatments inhibits ... #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
Distinguishing Central ... on an object (like ... #physicalexam #Central ... Vertigo #diagnosis #neurology
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
complications) 2) Lines ... and Tubes • Central ... felt to be due to central ... venous line, it ... #candidiasis #treatment
Left #Blepharospasm on physical exam

Blepharospasm (also called benign essential blepharospasm) is blinking or other eyelid movements,
eyelid movements, like ... that you can't control ... clinical #video #neurology
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
Cobalamin Deficiency Selective ... Splenium: CLOCCs Selective ... Heroin Inhalation Central ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Neurology