19 results
LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN (LMWH) DOSING RECOMMENDATIONS (Enoxaparin and Dalteparin):
 - VTE PROPHYLAXIS
 - VTE TREATMENT
HEPARIN (LMWH) DOSING ... ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME ... THERAPY #LMWH #Dosing ... #Pharmacology #Management
Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
Management of Serotonin ... Syndrome Identify ... • Dosing: 12mg loading ... ucsdim #Serotonin #Syndrome ... #Management #treatment
Serotonin Syndrome
 - Rapid onset 
 - Combination of 2+ serotonin agonists 
Mental status changes:
Serotonin Syndrome ... - Hydration/Cooling ... #Serotonin #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Management
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... functional somatic syndromes ... depression, Poor coping ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Management
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
• May-Thurner Syndrome ... regional pain syndrome ... • SVC syndrome ... Bilateral • Protein-losing ... Lower #Extremity #PhysicalExam
Treatment of NMS
 Dopamine antagonists should be discontinued immediately in patients suspected of NMS. Like SS,
electrolytes, external cooling ... hyperthermia, and management ... #Management #NeurolepticMalignant ... #Syndrome #NMS
REBEL Review 99: Serotonin Syndrome via Yosuf Alam, MSIV

Presentation: Altered mentd status, Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension, Hyperthermia
99: Serotonin Syndrome ... rhabdomyolysis • External cooling ... SerotoninSyndrome #management
Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes - Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome (JPS), Cowden Syndrome (CS), Cronkhite-Canada (CC),
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome ... (JPS), Cowden Syndrome ... Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome ... Loss + Protein Losing ... #diagnosis #management
Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
Orbital Apex Syndrome ... optic nerve with crowding ... Orbital Apex Syndrome ... of the nerves coming ... ophthalmology #physicalexam
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... peripherally - Cooling ... comparison #diagnosis #management