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Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
(SPS) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Syndrome - Diagnosis ... sleep DDx: • Neuromyotonia ... #Management #treatment
Algorithm for Acute ED Management of Excited Delirium 

Pearls for Appropriate Restraint:
- 1 person for each
Algorithm for Acute ED Management ... Restraint: - 1 person ... each limb - 1 person ... for the shortest period ... Delirium #Algorithm #Management
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
lake houses • Person-to-person ... previously healthy person ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #Hantavirus #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... • Direct person-to-person ... • Incubation period ... #management #treatment
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
truly diseased persons ... will correctly diagnose ... proportion of persons ... a non-diseased person
Prophylaxis Against Opportunistic Infections in Persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
#Pharm #Management #CD4Count #AIDS #HIV #Prophylaxis
Infections in Persons ... Infection #Pharm #Management
Depressed Moods - Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week period, depressed
- Differential Diagnosis ... Disorder • 2 week period ... in context of personal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
Kerion Raised, ... Griseofulvin #Kerion ... #Dermatology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Features
Genital Herpes Simplex - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimens:
 • First clinical episode of genital herpes
suppressive therapy in persons ... Episodic infection in persons ... Treatment #Guidelines #Management
Hospitalization for the Evaluation of Patients with Low Risk Chest Pain 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do
Things We Do For No Reason ... things-we-do-no-reason-hospitalization-evaluation-patients ... ChestPain #TWDFNR #Management