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Group A Strep Pharyngitis, also known as  Strep Throat. 

In addition to symptomatic presentation, a
, and patients should ... true penicillin allergy ... with "penicillin allergy ... actually have a true allergy ... #StrepThroat #Management
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
double-balloon endoscopy ... Non-therapeutic, contrast allergy ... Non-therapeutic, contrast allergy ... Invasive, contrast allergy ... Bleed #GIBleed #management
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary PRE-ENDOSCOPY ... of PUD) PERI-ENDOSCOPY ... ligation - EGD should ... Bleeding #Diagnosis #Management
Once incidentalomas are detected, appropriate management is dependent on an informed patient's wishes and the clinical
detected, appropriate management ... incidentalomas should ... 5 mm or larger should ... surgery. • Benign ... or probably benign
Treatment Recommendations for Syphilis in Non-Pregnant Adults by Syphilis Stage

Incubating Infection, Primary, Secondary, Early Latent Syphilis:
documented penicillin allergy ... documented penicillin allergy ... Tertiary syphilis should ... CSF examination should ... #Syphilis #Management
Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Dosing: - Patients should ... Complicating Factors: - Allergy ... Inpatient #Initiation #management
Anaphylaxis: Treatments (Acute)
Additional Info:
 • IV steroids may be considered for prevention of late phase reactions.
Patients should ... autoinjector prescription should ... provided, as well as allergy ... Anaphylaxis #Treatments #Management
Instructions on how to perform the swinging light test to detect a relative afferent pupillary defect.

http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/01/05/cmaj.140685

Normal
Begin with dark ... Both pupils should ... Begin with dark ... Both pupils should ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Stepwise approach for managing asthma in youths greater than 12 years of age and adults as
Program(4) Therapy should ... Allergen immunotherapy ... All patients should ... environmental control and management ... 152(4):232-7 #Management
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
includes frequently benign ... further guide management ... Further diagnostics should