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OPIOID SWITCHING AND TAPERING.

Long term opioid use results in physical (and potentially psychological) dependence. Opioids should
OPIOID SWITCHING ... Long term opioid ... Opioids should be ... sweating, anxiety, nausea ... #pharmacology #conversion
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Causes of Excessive ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Antihistamines, Opioid ... Alcohol, Opioids ... #Causes
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Pre-septal cellulitis ... • Orbital Cellulitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Causes of Post-Partum Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
6 W's for causes of PPF
 - Wind: pneumonia,
Causes of Post-Partum ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... 6 W's for causes ... Womb - Wound: cellulitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pharmacologic (e.g Opioids ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... infection: typical cellulitis ... erysipelas with no focus ... including those caused ... #SSTIs #Algorithm
Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
POCUS is more accurate ... distinguishing abscess from cellulitis ... in cases where ... POCUS has a negative ... PratsEM #Abscess #POCUS
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
Causes of Secondary ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Panic Disorder • Conversion ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Anxiety Disorder - Focus ... long history • Conversion ... #Somatoform #Conversion ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Peri-Articular • Cellulitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Orthopedics #Causes