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Approach to Dyspepsia
 • consider organic causes in your differentials
 • rule out red flags symptoms
consider organic causes ... and consider the need ... Diagnosis #Workup #management
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
it should not cause ... dissociative drug, it causes ... 0.5mg x1) for nausea ... , if you need a ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Management during ... Management during ... Management during ... e.g., ACE/ARB) need
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... Weakness, cramping, nausea ... only if no clear cause ... ) Management: ... if concurrent need
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... If severe and need ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
obturator) and may need ... replace and may need ... This can cause life-threatening ... Surgical management ... #differential #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
: • 1400 new cases ... without back pain at/near ... • Infectious causes ... need to be ruled ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Fatality / Mortality Calculations in an Outbreak
There are a number of different types of rates, risks,
outbreak: - Case ... # of deaths in cases ... hospitalized for medical need ... for medical need ... - Symptomatic case
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes