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DSMV Improvements in Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis
#diagnosis #DSM5 #Psychiatry #Criteria #BipolarDisorder #BPD #changes
DSMV Improvements ... Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #DSM5 ... BipolarDisorder #BPD
Mild Acne Treatment - Comedones (black/whiteheads), +/- few pustules 
1. Benzoyl Peroxide (BP) 
2. Topical Retinoid
+ antibiotic ... + antibiotic ... First line pharmacologic ... , retinoid, or antibiotic ... Management #Comedones #Pharmacology
Positive Seidel test on fluorescein stain exam

Globe rupture can be identified by a positive Seidel test
in making the diagnosis ... the head of the bed ... , and starting antibiotics
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Differential Diagnosis ... lung sliding) Diagnostics ... Aspiration/PNA: antibiotics ... Edema: Lasix + BP ... Hypoxia #Workup #diagnosis
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
, venlafaxine Antibiotics ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pharmacology #
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
anticholinergics, amantadine, antibiotics ... #Differential #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #OTISCAMPBELL
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
: AMS (carries bad ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... Supportive and antibiotics ... #Oroya #Fever #diagnosis
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis ... after hemostasis Antibiotics ... Propranolol 10mg BID ... Carvedilol 3.125mg BID ... Variceal #Bleeding #Diagnosis
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Sepsis - Diagnosis ... HR > 90 bpm 3. ... broad spectrum antibiotics ... Sepsis #Criteria #Diagnosis
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Pancreatitis - Diagnosis ... Cystic Fibrosis Diagnosis ... only to clarify diagnosis ... • Antibiotics ... gemfibrozil 600 bid