10 results
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
Left Main Coronary ... taken for Primary PCI ... established, but died on table ... Thrombus #LMCA #Angiogram ... CathLab #clinical #cardiology
This is an overview of the 3 main drug classes used to treat Hepatitis C

The new
This is an overview ... of the 3 main drug ... classes used to ... patients genotype, treatment ... #DAAs #Pharmacology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Equina Syndrome Overview ... Severe low back pain ... - Emergency Causes ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Pleuritic chest pain ... of PCN allergy ... shows a small, stable ... #differential #causes
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
arrived w/severe abd pain ... headache and abd pain ... The table below ... antibodies or PCR ... initiation of treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Inhibitors of Na+K+2Cl ... Kidney stones caused ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
Monobactam - Aztreonam - Antibiotics Class Overview

Spectrum: only has activity vs. aerobic gram negatives, no gram
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Main advantages: ... cross-reactivity with PCN ... and 2) Does not cause ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics Class Overview

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a non-fermenting Gram-negative bacillus that inhabits a variety of
Antibiotics Class Overview ... soil, water) and causes ... patients (common cause ... empiric Pseudomonas treatment ... Polymyxin B(IV) #Pharmacology
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
Overview of antifungal ... effects in the treatment ... dyspnea, chest/back pain ... antifungals #comparison #table ... #pharmacology