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Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 ā€¢ Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary ... symptoms: - Muscle pain ... - Abdominal pain ... disease 2. ... #nephrology
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
Alcohol Use Disorder ... if also chronic pain ... , liver disease ... uptitrate) #AUD ... #pharmacology #table
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Summary

GERD: Diagnosis
ā€¢ Heartburn (substernal burning sensation) and acid regurgitation
ā€¢ Chest pain
Extraesophageal
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ... (GERD) - Summary ... regurgitation ā€¢ Chest pain ... manifestations ā€¢ Chest pain ... pulmonary symptoms
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 ā€¢ Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Abscess - Diagnosis and ... Management Summary ... Pleuritic chest pain ... shows a small, stable ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 ā€¢ Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Management Summary ... Alteration in brain ... over course of disease ... Constipation, Alcohol ... Guidelines recommend using
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 ā€¢ Glaucoma
 ā€¢ Epilepsy
 ā€¢ Altitude
Torsemide) ā€¢ Acute pulmonary ... Hyponatremia ā€¢ Hypercalcemia ... Tolvaptan) ā€¢ Treatment ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Medications #Table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 ā€¢ Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... Valvular heart disease ... cardiomyopathy ā€¢ Pulmonary ... Delivery ā€¢ Stable ... management #cardiology #treatment
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 ā€¢ Morphology
 ā€¢ Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Valley Fever - Summary ... soil (increased during ... periods after rain ... When symptomaticā†’ pulmonary ... disease: no treatment
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
acetaminophen dosing ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... Classicallyā€¯ noted with pulmonary ... restrictive lung disease ... #Nephrology #ABG
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Headache x1 mo, +neck pain ... of prior silent pulmonary ... Standard treatment ... University Infectious Diseases ... meningitis #T2 #MRI #Brain