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Sepsis Treatment Overview #Management #EM #IM #PCC #Sepsis #Overview #BMJ
Sepsis Treatment ... Overview #Management ... #EM #IM #PCC #Sepsis
Causes of Dyspnea by System #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #Dyspnea #ShortnessOfBreath #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
of Dyspnea by System ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #PCC #Dyspnea # ... ShortnessOfBreath #Differential
A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
the following systematic ... Systemic Vascular ... Resistance #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #IM #PCC #Hypotensive
Indications for ERCP
1. Biliary Tract Diseases:
 • Biliary obstruction: Choledocholithiasis, Malignant biliary strictures, Benign biliary strictures
biliary strictures (PSC ... pancreatitis (treatment ... fluid collections (PFC ... pancreatoscopy, Drainage of PFC ... #Indications #management
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Presyncope PVC ... Diagnosis: • PAC ... A PAC also has a ... more intensive treatment ... Complexes #PVCs #PVC
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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Systemic Sclerosis ... autoimmune disease ... pericarditis • Hepatic: PBC ... interstitial lung disease ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment ... Ulcers: • Treatment ... : • Systemic steroids ... #management #pharmacology ... #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... fraction < 20% Differential ... solid cancers • Systemic ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
catheterization (PAC ... may benefit from PAC ... acute valvular disease ... indices measured on PAC ... cardiac index) -systemic
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... • MCTD (SLE/systemic ... Treatment: • ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management