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Procalcitonin Guided Antibiotics in Sepsis

Efficacy and Safety of Procalcitonin Guidance in Patients With Suspected or Confirmed
Antibiotics in Sepsis ... Nicholas Zimick, MD, MS ... #Antibiotics #Sepsis ... #VisualAbstract ... #EBM #Management
ProCESS Investigator - A Randomized Trial of Protocol-Based Care for Early Septic Shock

N Engl J Med
Care for Early Septic ... patients in whom septic ... ProCESS #Protocol #Sepsis ... #VisualAbstract ... Threshold #EBM #Management
Isolated Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Feeling a "pop"
 • Acute
Lachman's test + Pivot ... #ACL #Injury #MSK ... #Sports #pathophysiology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: Infection (sepsis ... APML #diagnosis #management
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
history of trauma, sepsis ... protein C and S Pathophysiology ... causes #treatment #management
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis (MS ... nearly 3:1 • MS ... Fulminant Forms of MS ... incontinence • SENSES ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Diagnosis and Management ... nonimmune hemolysis MSK ... weeks #Scurvy #Pathophysiology ... #AscorbicAcid #Pathophysiology ... Nutrition #Diagnosis #Management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Eclampsia, Infection/Sepsis ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... anterior/posterior MSK ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... swollen, while in MS ... Predictive of MS ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management