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HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
like following a finger ... ) • Test of Skew ... Peripheral #Vertigo #diagnosis ... bppv #comparison #table
Beta blocker Conversion Table- Carvedilol, Metoprolol and Bisoprolol Equivalents
Converting between Beta-Blockers: Carvedilol, Metoprolol and Bisoprolol

#Pharmacology #Cardiology
blocker Conversion Table ... #Pharmacology #Cardiology ... BetaBlocker #Conversion #Table ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... : Clinical Pharmacology
Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
Endemic Regions - Clinical ... cheese, ice cream) Clinical ... Neurological, Ocular ... Tests: - CBC ... Transaminitis - Radiology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
life Causes and clinical ... within one hour or longer ... Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... rheumatology #comparison #table
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Mallet Finger Absence ... exclude Mallet finger ... joint needs to be clinically ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management
Melanoma - Clinical subtypes
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Superficial spreading melanoma (70%)
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Nodular melanoma (15%)
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Lentigo maligna
Melanoma - Clinical ... melanoma (70%) - Nodular ... melanoma (5%) #Diagnosis ... Subtypes #Comparison #Table ... #Superficial #Nodular
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
Nodular pattern( ... histiocytosis: early nodular ... #Clinical #Radiology ... HRCT #CTChest #Nodular ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
interstitial opacities - Fine ... Nodular interstitial ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology
Loop diuretic PO --> IV conversions 

Furosemide 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
#Pharmacology #Cardiology ... Dose #Conversion #Table ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... : Clinical Pharmacology
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... Nodular LCH: - Sarcoidosis ... central dot. - LIP #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Comparison #Table