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Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Diagnosis and Management ... from below vocal cords ... Workup • General Management ... • Airway Management ... #treatment #workup
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria - IDSA Indications for Treatment
Healthy non-pregnant women - NO
Healthy pregnant women - YES
Functionally impaired
Indications for Treatment ... following spinal cord ... #Indications #Treatment ... #management #UTI
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Medications, Spinal Cord ... Dehydration Shock Treatment ... criticalcare #algorithm #treatment ... #management
Spinal Epidural Abscess Overview

Infection in the epidural space - often caused by bacteremia or direct spread
osteomyelitis), can cause cord ... Diagnostics and Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
of the spinal cord ... against the spinal cord ... to the spinal cord ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
• Initial Management ... including DM • Treatment ... loss of spinal cord ... level of spinal cord ... #treatment
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) - Treatment
Non-Pharmacologic:
 • Education
 • Physical & occupational therapy
 • Psychology
Syndrome (CRPS) - Treatment ... injections • Spinal cord ... Pain #Syndrome #Treatment ... #Management
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... brain and spinal cord ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... SPS #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Progressive MS (Spinal cord ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
meninges and spinal cord ... Diagnosis • Management ... pulmonary disease: no treatment ... nodule/cavity: no treatment ... ValleyFever #diagnosis #management