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Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
Bradycardia - Differential ... AFib w/ AV Block, Atrial ... : 1) PADS ON!! ... Depending on degree of instability ... #Bradycardia #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... : - Epidural abscess ... Excessive training 1) ... Fever/chills - Inability ... #Leg #pain #differential
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
patients with chronic ... pericardial disease; assess ... Cardioversion 1. ... Hemodynamic instability ... AFib #diagnosis #management
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
caused by the inability ... 1) Is it hypotonic ... Assess volume status ... correction of chronic ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Spore ingestion → colonic ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... equivocal • CT A/P: Assess ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
GI Bleed - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for en route: Vitals, categorization, volume of blood loss,
Rapid Response Management ... 1) Ask for en ... known hemoglobin, access ... Categorize and Stabilize ... Gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
studies Clinical Trial ... confounding and inability ... from a group to assess ... / (TP + FN) = 1 ... > incidence in chronic
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Rapid Response Management ... 1) Ask while ... glucose, security, access ... Categorize and stabilize ... encephalopathy #differential
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
within the first 1 ... decrease in HIV-1 ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management