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Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
 •
to effects of EtOH ... exacerbated by EtOH ... recovering from EtOH ... desire to use EtOH ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
S. pneumoniae (EtOH ... Acinetobacter — EtOH ... - Anaerobes (EtOH ... Causes #Agents #Diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
 -
Fibrillation - Diagnosis ... 1st episode - EtOH ... Fibrillation #AFib #Diagnosis
The Hot and Altered Patient in the ED - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Heat Stroke
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Sympathomimetic Toxidrome • ETOH ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and risk factors

 • Age > 30 (post-peak bone mass)
 • Post-menopausal women ->
Factors - smoking, etoh ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
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- Differential Diagnosis ... deficiency • Toxic: EtOH ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Alcohol Withdrawal Symptom Timeline
#Diagnosis #Alcohol #EtOH #Withdrawal #Symptoms #Timeline #DeliriumTremens
Symptom Timeline #Diagnosis ... #Alcohol #EtOH
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... effect following EtOH ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
Differential Diagnosis ... - BMP - LFT - EtOH ... insulin antibodies #Diagnosis
SHOT Scale - Alcohol Withdrawal Assessment Scale

#SHOT #Scale #Alcohol #Withdrawal #EtOH #Assessment #Score #Scale #Diagnosis #Nursing
Alcohol #Withdrawal #EtOH ... #Score #Scale #Diagnosis