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Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Mechanisms of Pain ... Well-localized, sharp, short ... well-localized, dull, longer ... Mechanisms #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... Predicted very short ... survival” should ... Escalation of care (intravenous ... Effusions #MPE #Algorithm
Intravenous Lidocaine for Intractable Renal Colic Unresponsive to Standard Therapy
Sin B, Cao J, Yang D, Ambert
29443696 One-Liner ... NSAID and opioid treatment ... suggests efficacy in short-term ... pain reduction. ... VisualAbstract #EBM #Pain
Intravenous Lidocaine for Intractable Renal Colic Unresponsive to Standard Therapy
Sin B, Cao J, Yang D, Ambert
29443696 One-Liner ... NSAID and opioid treatment ... suggests efficacy in short-term ... pain reduction. ... VisualAbstract #EBM #Pain
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... • Weakness: Starts ... Hands or feet • Pain ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
other explanation should ... effusion, or z scores ... echo is positive, treatment ... should be given ... under nail bed of fingers
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
following alcohol binge ... restored to esophagus Clinical ... retrosternal chest pain ... : - Treatment of ... retrosternal or back pain
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... symptoms: - Muscle pain ... - Abdominal pain ... fluid/Lactated ringers
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... & Dry) is the treatment ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
by 24 hours or longer ... Reversible course Differential ... count in the CSF should ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment