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Topical drug formulations, comparison and considerations

#pharmacology #table #medications #comparison #drugs #treatment #pharmacotherapy #dermatology
formulations, comparison ... and considerations ... #medications #comparison ... #drugs #treatment ... pharmacotherapy #dermatology
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
immediate pediatric ortho ... immediate pediatric ortho ... treatment. ... opposite limb XR for comparison ... treatment.
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
points : Often hard ... distinction has HUGE treatment ... first-line treatment ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... Diagnosis #Table #Hematology
Osteoid osteomas are benign bone-forming tumours that typically occur in children (particularly adolescents). They have characteristic
lucent nidus <2 cm and ... periosteal reaction and ... classically cause ... pediatrics #nidus #radiology ... #ortho
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Mechanism: IgG and ... Spherocytes • Treatment ... transient hemolysis • Treatment ... Hemolytic #Anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... Microsporum canis, and ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... E2 production and ... rapidly fatal • Causes ... Identify underlying cause ... #Hyperthermia #comparison
Symptoms Distinguishing Groups of Cutaneous Drug Reactions
IgE-mediated reactions:
 • Onset minutes to hours into treatment course
to hours into treatment ... Onset days into treatment ... • Blistering and ... Drug #Reactions #dermatology ... #clinical #comparison
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
MD) - Diagnosis and ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... only curative treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Buprenorphine - Comparison ... medication assisted treatment ... In these cases, ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Buprenorphine #Comparison