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Small and Large Bowel Obstruction - Differential (DISTEND HIM)

Diverticulitis 
Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s, UC) 
Surgery (adhesions)
Inflammatory bowel disease ... Ischemic bowel disease ... Differential #Causes #Diagosis ... #DISTENDHIM #Mnemonic
Synovial Fluid Analysis:

Findings (COLOR	TRANSPARENCY	VISCOSITY	WBC COUNT (PER MM3)	PMN CELL COUNT (%)	GRAM STAIN	CULTURE	PCR TEST	CRYSTALS)

By Condition (Normal 
Noninflammatory 
Inflammatory:
Synovial Fluid Analysis ... crystalline disease ... noncrystalline disease ... Infectious: Lyme disease ... #Table #Aspiration
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
- Joint Fluid Analysis ... , Bacteria) by Disease ... Fluid #Effusion #Analysis ... #Table #Aspiration
Peritoneal Dialysis vs Hemodialysis - Advantages and Disadvantages 
Peritoneal Dialysis:
 • Access: Abdominal wall insertion of
Peritoneal Dialysis ... (CCPD): no non-dialysis ... Progressive neurological disease ... #Peritoneal #Dialysis ... Hemodialysis #comparison #table
Common Biliary Diseases seen in the Emergency Room - Comparison Table:

Clinical Features, Labs, Imaging and Treatment

#Diagnosis
Common Biliary Diseases ... Room - Comparison Table ... Labs, Imaging and Treatment ... BiliaryDiseases #Table
Bradycardia Diagnostic and Management Algorithm

CONSIDER ETIOLOGY (not inclusive): 
 - STRUCTURAL: sick sinus, AV block, ischemia,
lyme + tick bome diseases ... THREATENING CAUSES & TREATMENT ... insulin, dextrose, dialysis
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
MRI: ON- focal, anterior ... lesions (b) • CSF Analysis ... corticosteroids TREATMENT ... other auto-immune diseases ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
COLUMN CONCEPT Anterior ... column: AAL: Anterior ... ligament AAF: Anterior ... deficit, still able ... Cauda equina Treatment
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the Treatment ... HCQ treatment would ... Even with macular disease ... of short term treatment ... #Pharmacology #Table
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
Summary of meta-analysis ... compared the study treatment ... with ‘treatment ... summarised in Tables ... Effectiveness #Table