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Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... individualized on a case-by-case ... Escalation of care ... should be made on a case-by-case ... Effusions #MPE #Algorithm
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
the spectrum of clinically ... important drug classes ... We can combine these ... does not equal clinical ... management #spectrum #table
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
Algorithm for the ... A diagnostic algorithm ... The approach uses ... into one of three clinical ... Dizzy #Dizziness #Algorithm
Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm for alcohol withdrawal

** EDIT - SEE UPDATED ALGORITHM HERE:
https://www.grepmed.com/images/4060/phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit

-Phenobarbital monotherapy has numerous advantages
- SEE UPDATED ALGORITHM ... into meaningful clinical ... fails to achieve clinical ... Alternative causes ... dexmedetomidine can
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
COVID-19 Adult Clinical ... April 10 2020 Clinical ... Cardiac: multiple case ... UCSF COVID-19 ID Clinical ... Guide #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
BP stable, HR 115 ... relapsing fever caused ... TBRF is caused by ... The table below ... microscopy #pathology #clinical
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... It can be easier ... normal volume-based algorithm ... Post-AKI diuresis can ... differential #diagnosis #table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... with previously stable ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Causes: • Vascular ... Obstructive sleep apnea: CPAP
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Manifestations: - CRP ... Discontinuation of causal ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... sle #comparison #table
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Is visual loss caused ... the optic nerve caused ... Clinical manifestations ... Increased ESR and/or CRP ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Algorithm