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Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary ... patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... management #neurology #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management Summary ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... residual lesion or is clear ... • Vasculitis (e.g
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... most common) Clinical ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... • Carbapenem (e.g ... meropenem) #Lung #Abscess
Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 • Stand at foot of bed
 • Introduce yourself
Ask for brief summary ... • Confirm IV access ... EKG. ... Orders placed, treatments ... RRT: • Final summary
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Hyperkalemia in Adults Assess ... - 6.4 mmol/L - Treatment ... guided by clinical ... scenario, ECG and ... /L - Emergency treatment
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
and Management Summary ... Establish IV/IO Access ... telemetry, 12-Lead EKG ... Diagnosis #Management #Summary ... #criticalcare #treatment
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... myocarditis Clinical ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... Low voltage Treatment ... management #cardiology #summary
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
doppler, CTA • ECG ... diagnosed COPD Assess ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Blastomycosis Summary ... midwestern states, Canadian ... in New York and Canada ... or intracranial abscesses ... serum/urine Treatment
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
and Management Summary ... Clinical features ... disease Imaging and Treatment ... kinase inhibitors (e.g ... Diagnosis #Management #Summary