14 results
SALT-ED Trial - Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Noncritically Ill Adults

N Engl J Med 2018; 378:819-828
, there was no difference ... hospital-free days between treatment ... crystalloids and treatment ... VisualAbstract #EBM
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
Asthma #Overlap #FirstLine ... #Differences #Algorithm ... #Treatment
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
ejection fraction, treatment ... Spironolactone #HFpEF #dCHF ... #Cardiology #EBM
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Syndrome - Causes and Treatment ... Phlebotomy - MH/CCF ... /CWRU EM Res @MetroHealth_EM ... Differential #Diagnosis #Treatment
Balanced Crystalloids vs. NormalSaline - My infographic about SALT-ED and SMART trial comparing crystalloids and saline
Adults - No difference ... hospital-free days between treatment ... VisualAbstract #LR #EBM
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- HIV, CMV, EBV ... : - CSF PROTEIN ... - NORMAL CSF ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
anticoagulation - MH/CCF ... /CWRU EM Res @MetroHealth_EM ... Management #summary #treatment
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
arthritis diagnosis Treatment ... patient admitted for treatment ... results *** MH/CCF ... /CWRU EM Res @MetroHealth_EM
On the left another patient with alveolar edema at admission, which resolved after treatment.
When you scroll
resolved after treatment ... will notice the difference ... Radiology #CXR #CHF
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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temporal evolution, CSF ... Antimicrobial treatment ... hemorrhage • CSF ... effect/Edema • EBV ... comparable to CSF