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Workup for First Time Seizure

#Diagnosis #Workup #Seizure #FirstTime #NewOnset #ALiEM
Workup #Seizure #FirstTime
Recommended 1st-line Treatments for HIV

based on the guidelines by @AIDSinfo

 - Infographic by IDagram
@ID_agram

#HIV #Treatments #Medications
Medications #Therapy #Firstline
Tailoring Vasopressors to a Patient's Physiology

Overall, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and vasopressin are all supported by evidence as
Selection #Algorithm #FirstLine
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
Asthma #Overlap #FirstLine
Do you start Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs) on a first time seizure?

SHINE Mnemonic:
 • first seizure occurred
SHINE Mnemonic: ... Drugs #Seizure #FirstTime ... Neurology #SHINE #mnemonic
4 T’s Mnemonic for Causes of Post-Partum Hemorrhage (PPH)

Tone (70%):
 - Uterine Atony
 - Tx: Massage,
4 T’s Mnemonic for ... factors #4T #4Ts #Mnemonic ... #Acronym #TTTT
SNOOP Mnemonic for Headache Red Flags 🚩

S	Systemic symptoms or disease - Fever, weight loss, HIV/cancer
N	Neurologic symptoms
SNOOP Mnemonic for ... exercise #SNOOP #Mnemonic ... #Acronym #RedFlags
SAD PERSONS Mnemonic for Suicide Risk Assessment

S - Sex (male)
A - Age < 19 or >
SAD PERSONS Mnemonic ... PERSONS #SADPERSONS #Mnemonic ... Diagnosis #Psychiatry #Acronym
BE-FAST Mnemonic for Stroke Recognition Signs

B - Balance: Loss of balance or coordination.
E - Eyes: Double,
BE-FAST Mnemonic ... Diagnosis #Neurology #Mnemonic ... #Acronym #CVA
SIESTA - Sleep for Inpatients Mnemonic
S - Screening for sleep disorders 
I - Instruct patients on
for Inpatients Mnemonic ... SIESTA #Sleep #Mnemonic ... Inpatient #Management #Acronym