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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 ... #decisionaid #cardiology ... hematology #warfarin #dosing
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
Owing to the morbidity ... need for urgent treatment ... : #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... STElevation #STSegment #Differential
Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
Kienboch disease ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevradiology ... Fractures #XRay #Radiology ... #Wrist #differential
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
toxo IgG • CNS PCR ... lymphoproliferative disease ... • Metastatic disease ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... diagnosis #causes #radiology
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
of urinary retention ... Produces miosis during ... for Alzheimer's disease ... moderate to severe disease ... Cholinergic #Agonists #Pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
Effusion Lymphoma (PEL ... recommended for KS treatment ... PEL: • Chemotherapy ... #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
fibrotic lung disease ... crystalline silica during ... With disease progression ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... Silicosis #clinical #radiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Hypertension - Differential ... , work or when using ... • Renovascular disease ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
result of air space disease ... interstitial lung disease ... bronchiolitis, PCP ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #GroundGlass #Differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
then be excreted using ... then placed on prevention ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... icu #clinical #pharmacology