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Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment of withdrawal symptoms

Prerequisites for starting Suboxone in the ED:

1. Patient has an opioid
Buprenorphine-Naloxone ... and treatment of ... withdrawal symptoms
MonkeyPox Virus - Summary Review - What we know so far

 • History
 • Epidemiology
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• Signs and Symptoms ... Transmission • Differential ... Diagnosis • Treatment ... #microbiology #treatment
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Summary Diagnostic Criteria ... When present, symptoms ... • "Vasomotor" symptoms ... • Treatment is ... the reduction of symptoms
Peritonitis - Spontaneous vs Secondary vs Peritoneal Dialysis Associated Peritonitis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
 • Cirrhosis (high SAAG)
PMN > 250 • Treatment ... integrity • Runyon's Criteria ... Peritonitis • Criteria ... Positive Culture • Treatment ... Peritoneal #diagnosis #differential
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
• Rome IV Criteria ... last 3 months + symptom ... for diagnosis Treatment ... • Global IBS Symptoms ... gastroenterology #treatment
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
transfusion • Criteria ... : ARDS Berlin Criteria ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... : 33% • Treatment ... : No • Treatment
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment ... can improve symptoms
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms ... Symptoms: • The ... Criteria for Diagnosis ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... disease: symptomatic treatment
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Responsive to Treatment ... growth, response to treatment ... Diagnosis #NonHodgkin #differential
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
Visual or auditory symptoms ... conjunction with symptoms ... diagnosis and treatment ... #inflammatory #differential