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Stress Dose Steroids - Indications and Dosing

SUPPRESSED HPA AXIS:
 prednisone >20mg/day x 3 weeks or more
Indications and Dosing ... #Indications #Dosing ... Endocrinology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology
Plantar Reflex (Babinski) Equivalents
Plantar toe reflex - Babinski - Move an object along the lateral aspect
Toe-pull reflex - Gonda ... and release #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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What’s the diagnosis ... increased blood volume during ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam
Illustrations showing elements of a shoulder assessment. Also included on a shoulder assessment would be determination
tendon tenderness (using ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Lung Findings on Physical Exam
Crackles:
 • Short, discontinuous, sounds mostly heard during inspiration
 • Caused by
sounds mostly heard during ... sounds heard mostly during ... Findings #Pulmonary #PhysicalExam ... #diagnosis #signs
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
- Intermittent dosing ... Ranges #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Table
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
- Differential Diagnosis ... Bilateral • Protein-losing ... #differential #diagnosis ... Lower #Extremity #PhysicalExam
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
more prominent during ... the underlying diagnosis ... PHTN #JVP #Neck #PhysicalExam
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... are enough to diagnose ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... establishing a diagnosis ... then be excreted using ... #diagnosis #differential ... icu #clinical #pharmacology