1948 results
Coarctation of the Aorta 

Preductal Coarctation:
Narrowing is proximal to ductus arteriosus Life-threatening if severe; seen in
ductus closes Postductal ... Aorta #Preductal #Postductal
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
seizures, short postictal ... Withdrawal #Timeline #etoh
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Mental Status (AMS ... • Cocaine • NMS ... Drug (-): • ETOH ... #Hypertension #AMS
The Hot and Altered Patient in the ED - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Heat Stroke
 •
Sympathomimetic Toxidrome • ETOH ... Diagnosis #delirium #AMS
Alcohol Pharmacology and Toxicology

#Alcohol #Cessation #Pharmacology #etoh #toxicology #medications #management
#Pharmacology #etoh
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
 •
to effects of EtOH ... exacerbated by EtOH ... recovering from EtOH ... desire to use EtOH ... AlcoholUseDisorder #EtOH
Alcohol Withdrawal Management Algorithm

Mild vs Moderate/Severe

#Management #Alcohol #Withdrawal #EtOH #Protocol #Algorithm #Phenobarbital #Diazepam #Valium
Alcohol #Withdrawal #EtOH
Diagnostic Algorithm for the Patient with Seizure in the Emergency Department
Does the history suggest a seizure?
diagnosis such as ... generalized - Postictal
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
 •
Conversion "I am ... statin, chemo), EtOH ... Polyneuropathy, ALS
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
S. pneumoniae (EtOH ... Acinetobacter — EtOH ... - Anaerobes (EtOH