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Pharmacologic Treatment of Hyperthyroidism

#Hyperthyroidism #Treatment #Management #Pharmacology #Medications #Comparison #Table #Endocrinology #AAFP #Propylthiouracil #Methimazole
Pharmacologic Treatment ... Hyperthyroidism #Treatment ... Endocrinology #AAFP
Medications for Treatment of Acute Gout
 - NSAIDs
 - Colchicine (Colcrys)
 - Corticosteroids
#Acute #Gout #Medications #Treatment
Medications for Treatment ... #Medications #Treatment ... #Management #AAFP
AAFP Severity-based approach to treating acne.

#Management #Dermatology #PrimaryCare #Acne #Algorithm #Treatment
AAFP Severity-based ... Acne #Algorithm #Treatment
Medications for Prevention of Chronic Gout
Colchicine (Colcrys)
Pegloticase (Krystexxa)
Probenecid
Xanthine oxidase inhibitors:
 - Allopurinol (Zyloprim)
 - Febuxostat (Uloric)
#Chronic
#Medications #Treatment ... #Management #AAFP
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
• Oculomotor dysfunctions ... • Cerebellar dysfunction ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment
Graves' Disease Treatment
Thionamides (mainly methimazole)
 • Chance of remission in up to 2 years
 • No
Graves' Disease Treatment ... • No thyroid dysfunction ... Graves #Disease #Treatment
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
adenomas that require treatment ... order (with the exception ... • Hypothalamic dysfunction
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
other cognitive dysfunction ... Encephalopathy Treatment
Olfactory Dysfunction: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Olfactory Dysfunction

Phantosmia: perception of smells that are not present
Parosmia: brain cannot
Olfactory Dysfunction ... findings Olfactory Dysfunction ... Phantosmia: perception ... #Olfactory #Dysfunction
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
64%) • Renal dysfunction ... 25%) • Hepatic dysfunction ... • Respiratory dysfunction ... + Bleeding Treatment ... diagnosis #causes #treatment