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Moro Reflex on Newborn Physical Exam

The Moro reflex is obtained by holding the baby’s head and
Moro Reflex on Newborn ... Exam The Moro reflex ... An absent or incomplete ... #Pediatrics #Clinical ... #Video #Neurology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... often ordered in reflex ... (IDSA 2021): ... /severe CDI IDSA
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... - IDSA Guidelines ... venous line, it should ... or TEE unless clinical ... #candidiasis #treatment
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
injury (by acid reflux ... promote esophageal reflux ... restored to esophagus Clinical ... : - Treatment of ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
affected part should ... cord function and reflex ... tone), and an absent ... bulbocarvenosus reflex ... #treatment
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
muscle weakness • Absent ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... • Decreased / Absent ... Reflexes: Arms ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
causes such as reflex ... further guide management ... Further diagnostics should ... be guided by clinical ... The treatment strategy
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
: Overwhelming clinical ... Splenomegaly • Low or absent ... • Bicytopenia Treatment ... • Infection should ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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IDSA - Clinical ... Individualized Treatment ... isolate DST result should ... Tuberculosis #MDRTB #management ... pharmacology #dosing #idsa
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
disease and in the absence ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... Should be performed ... ) on room air Treatment ... #treatment #hepatology