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Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
Summary of Infections ... play a role in treatment ... reconstitution inflammatory syndrome ... • Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... #management #treatment
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Upper Limb Local Nerve Blocks

 - Interscalene
 - Supraclavicular
 - Infraclavicular
POCUS - Regional ... Axillary - Radial, Median ... - Obturator #Management ... Nerve #Blocks #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Interscalene
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Trauma Local Nerve Block

 - Ribs
 - Serratus
 - Fascia Iliaca
POCUS - Regional ... Iliaca - Radial, Median ... Popliteal Sciatic #Management ... Nerve #Blocks #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Ribs
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 
Compression of median nerve 
Risk Factors 
 • Obesity 
 • Female gender
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Compression of median ... Aromatase inhibitor Treatment ... Glucocorticoid injections ... #CarpalTunnel #Syndrome
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... in the marrow Mean ... risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... only curative treatment ... #treatment #hematology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... respiratory distress syndrome ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Treatment #Indications
Candidates for Medical Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy with Methotrexate 
 - Hemodynamically stable 
 - No
Candidates for Medical ... Treatment of Ectopic ... comply with post-treatment ... cardiac activity on ultrasound ... Ectopic #Pregnancy #Management
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
Algorithm for the Management ... Mild infection: ... erysipelas with no focus ... oral antibiotic treatment ... SSTIs #Algorithm #Management
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
Findings on Lung ultrasound ... stage and in mild infection ... alveolar interstitial syndrome ... COVID19 #Lung #ultrasound ... #POCUS #Diagnosis
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)
•	Non-specific (infections vs non-infectious)
•	≥2 of the following:
o	Temp >38°C or <36°C
o	HR >90 bpm
o	RR
Inflammatory Response Syndrome ... Non-specific (infections ... vs non-infectious ... >2 mmol/L Management ... recognition & treatment