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Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
acamprosate Common side effects ... gastrointestinal, and include abdominal ... pain, nausea, and ... well-known side effect
Gastroschisis on POCUS

Common ED complaint--VB/OB.  G1P0.  No heart tones heard so POCUS done.
Gastroschisis on POCUS ... tones heard so POCUS ... Note abdominal wall ... defect with bowel ... Always explain POCUS
Tranexamic Acid - Indications and Pharmacology
Pharmacokinetics:
 • MOA: Inhibits plasminogen activation to plasmin & inhibits fibrinolysis
: Urine Common Uses ... Bleeding Side Effects ... rapid injection; Nausea ... vomiting, diarrhea & abdominal
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS ... with severe RUQ abdominal ... as shown in the case ... duodenal #ulcer #RUQ #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #Abdominal
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
15 g QD • Side Effects ... 8.4 g • Side Effects ... , abdominal discomfort ... daily • Side Effects ... hypokalemia); nausea
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Macroadenoma direct effects ... multisystemic anabolic effects ... peripheral (bronchial/abdominal ... 2 adenoma mass effect ... or refractory cases
Types of Urinary Incontinence
 - Stress Incontinence - The urethral sphincter is weakened so that transient
increases in intra abdominal ... even after an effort ... Classification #Causes
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
classically purple abdominal ... , oral cavity) Caused ... polyuria in the case ... mineralocorticoid effect ... x-ray and/or CT, abdominal
Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial & DMARD (disease modifying antirheumatic drug). It is currently being discussed as
tinnitus) and may cause ... It also can cause ... to minimize GI effects ... ; abdominal pain ... Serious side effects
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... The most common causes ... - Many other causes ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... Neoplasia/Warburg effect