11 results
Benzodiazepine (BZD) withdrawal: clinical findings and complications

 • Activation of ACC and OFC -> Feelings of
Benzodiazepine (BZD ... Benzodiazepine #BZD ... #withdrawal #pharmacology ... #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
pharmacotherapy trials in BPD ... following outcomes: BPD ... symptoms, mental ... the UK national BPD ... #BPD #Borderline
Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental
neck stiffness, BBD ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #pathophysiology
Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
surgeries - RYGB, BPD-DS ... Pervasive neurologic symptoms ... Ferritin, Transferrin Sat ... Copper, 24hr Ur Ca (BDP-DS
Periorbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Dacryoadenitis: infection of the lacrimal glands
b. Conjunctivitis: inflammation of the
of the lacrimal sac ... junction of lacrimal sac ... Periorbital #Cellulitis #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Isospora belli Infection in HIV-AIDS
Treating Isospora belli Infection
General Management Considerations:
 • Fluid
mg) PO (or IV) BID ... 160 mg/800 mg) BID ... 3–4 weeks) if symptoms ... Ciprofloxacin 500 mg PO BID ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
the choroidal bed ... MacularDegeneration #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Perforation) Pathophysiology ... • Flex-Sig: If ... Fidaxomicin 200 mg PO bid
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Mutism Pathophysiology ... Vestibulo-ocular reflex • Gag ... Nail bed pressure
Lithium Therapy for Bipolar Disorder 
Toxicity Levels: 
 - Mild (1-1.5 mEq/L) 
 - Moderate (1.6-2.5
gain Toxicity Symptoms ... experience a variety of symptoms ... Bipolar #Disorder #BPD ... #Toxicity #Pharmacology