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Positive Lachman's Test

The Lachman test is a clinical test used to diagnose injury of the anterior
test is a clinical ... test used to diagnose ... cruciate ligament (ACL ... the patient's thigh ... ACL #PhysicalExam
Demonstration of the Lachman Test for assess for ACL Injury - Normal Exam

Demonstration by Dan Smith,
for assess for ACL ... test is a clinical ... test used to diagnose ... the patient's thigh ... #Clinical #Normal
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Echinocandins - Antibiotics ... All are IV only. ... usually works clinically ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Fluoroquinolones - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: DNA Gyrase  and Topoisomerase inhibitors bactericidal 
Side effects: QT prolongation
Fluoroquinolones - Antibiotics ... High rate of c.diff ... resistance) - All ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
ANTIBIOTICS WITH ANAEROBE COVERAGE - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole (Flagyl)(PO and IV)
 2. Clindamycin –
ANTIBIOTICS WITH ... infections due high ... infections (due to high ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
ICS/LABA or Med/High ... Here is a review ... remember that all ... before increasing medication ... Therapy #Management #Pharmacology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... phlebotomy High ... • NSAIDs • ACE ... Beta blockers • Antibiotics ... Medications 2.
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
Managing BPD Clinical ... for inclusion all ... updated systematic review ... EBM #Management #Pharmacology ... Personality #Disorder #Medications
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... phlebotomy High ... • NSAIDs • ACE ... Beta blockers • Antibiotics ... Medications 2.
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Etiology: • Medications ... NSAIDs, β-blockers, Antibiotics ... STOP offending medications ... (review MAR) ... Ca-gluconate or 1g CaCl