2057 results
Basic schema of tonsil grading. Important when evaluating site of airway obstruction, especially in consideration of
consideration of OSA ... #clinical #physicalexam
OSA Questionnaire - STOPBANG
#Diagnosis #PrimaryCare #OSA #ObstructiveSleepApnea #Screening #STOPBANG #Questionnaire
OSA Questionnaire ... #PrimaryCare #OSA
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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DM, SSc, PM/SSc OS ... -52 (Ro52), SSA- ... - SSc, PBC/SSc OS ... , PBC/SjS OS ... SLE, SjS, RA, OSs
There are several screening questionnaires for OSA, although the accuracy of many of them is limited.4,6,7,24
questionnaires for OSA ... #PrimaryCare #OSA
Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Positive airway pressure therapy
   → Positive pharyngeal transmural pressure
ideal if severe OSA ... stimulation → Severe OSA
Opsoclonus Myoclonus Ataxia Syndrome (OMAS) on Physical Exam

Dancing eyes and dancing feet in an adult [Aka-
Ataxia Syndrome (OMAS ... ataxia syndrome (OMAS ... @bobvarkey #OMAS ... Ataxia #Syndrome #PhysicalExam
Approach to Elevated Bicarbonate (HCO3)
Risk Factors for Hypercapnea? (Hx of COPD, OSA, sedative use, CNS/muscular disorders?)
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(Hx of COPD, OSA
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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valves, COPD, ILD, OSA
Fluids, Electrolytes, Acid-Base
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General Concepts
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Osmolality
[H 20)
Milliosmoles per kg of water. The osmolality is the
contribute to an os ... mole of salt is 1 Osm ... of Na +1 Osm of ... CI = 2 Osms.
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Malignancy, Autoimmune, OSA