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Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
management #algorithm #pharmacology ... #treatment #medications ... #table #pharmacotherapy ... #decisionaid #cardiology
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
Left Main Coronary ... predicted Left main ... taken for Primary PCI ... established, but died on table ... CathLab #clinical #cardiology
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
vary depending on treatment ... Ranges #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Table
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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non-productive cough, chest pain ... hemoptysis, diarrhea Diagnosis ... antibody test • PCR ... first line of treatment ... #microbiology #diagnosis
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Middle column: PLL ... process fracture Stable ... deficit, still able ... Cauda equina Treatment ... #Orthopedics #diagnosis
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
patients with Stable ... revascularization (PCI ... #ISCHEMIA #Stable ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... Management #Algorithm #Cardiology
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
dyspnea and chest pain ... collapse of RV - Treatment ... #Becks #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
scripts and initial treatment ... onset • Abd pain ... • Moderate abd pain ... #differences #diagnosis ... #table
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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- Abdominal pain ... - Testicular pain ... disease: - Bone pain ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Pleuritic chest pain ... Clindamycin in case of PCN ... antibiotics once stable ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... shows a small, stable