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Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Vasoactive Drugs 1) ... Failure, Valvular Disease ... vasoactive drug pharmacology ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... Summary Epidemiology ... endemic areas - 1- ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... #Management #Summary
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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and Management ... Summary Francisella ... photophobia, increased tearing ... : 1) Ciprofloxacin ... #management #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Summary Lung ... • Large volume feeding ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... : 1.
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Degenerative joint disease ... resolves after > 1 ... #Degenerative #Comparison ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... 1. ... Differential Diagnosis ... Period • Breast-feeding ... months before 1°
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
and Management ... Summary Definition ... over course of disease ... Criteria: • Grade 1: ... #Management #treatment
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management ... Summary Epidemiology ... • Prevalence: 1- ... associated with DM-1, ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Summary 10 percent ... Hypertension: 1/ ... Treatment • Operable disease ... phenoxybenzamine blocks alpha-1 ... adrenoceptors, potentially leading
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Sclerosis (ALS) Summary ... lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... Presentation: - Disease ... ALS involves: (1) ... #management