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Staging of Skin Mottling

Mottling is less sensitive, but more specific for hypoperfusion and elevated mortality (figure
Mottling suggests active ... endogenous vasoconstriction ... not additional exogenous ... Mottling #Staging #Clinical ... Diagnosis #Stages #Clinical
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis: • Endogenous ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential Diagnosis
ECF volume contracted: urine chloride concentration <20 meq/L
 • Gastric alkalosis:
ectopic ACTH) • Exogenous ... dehydrogenase activity ... loop diuretics actively ... Diagnosis #Causes #nephrology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis: • Endogenous ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
based on repeat clinic ... Steroids (Cushing's, exogenous ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology
Management of Lupus Nephritis
Lupus nephritis (LN) in 10 to 40% of SLE
Hallmark = proteinuria 20.5 g/g
III (A) : active ... Ill (NC) : active ... IV (A) : active ... Nephritis #Management #treatment ... #rheumatology #nephrology
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
management of active ... Pharmacologic treatment ... Management #Emergency #Neurology
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Management Summary Clinical ... with passive AND active ... arthritis diagnosis Treatment ... arthritis in sexually active ... patient admitted for treatment
Abnormal Doll's Eye (Oculocephalic) Reflex on Physical Examination

Normally, a patient's eyes should move in the opposite
intact brainstem activity ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #neurology
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome Clinical ... Encephalopathy Treatment ... Korsakoff #Syndrome #neurology