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Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... steroids to treat infectious ... mechanical ventilation, ARDS ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Treatment #Indications
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Blood Pressure Management Guide
ß-blockers:
 • Metoprolol, Carvedilol, Labetalol
 • Bradycardia, heart
Intern Pocket Cards ... exacerbation ACEl/ARBs ... , Enalaprilat (IV ... BloodPressure #medications ... #Inpatient #pharmacology
Jaw Clonus on Physical Exam

A 24-year-old man presented with progressive dysphagia, dysarthria, and weakness in his
and weakness in his ... arms and legs. ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Video #ALS #Neurology
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors - Inhibit the conversion of AngI to AngII
 • Captopril, Lisinopril, Enalapril, Benazepril,
• Enalaprilat (IV ... Inhibitors #ACEis #ARBs ... #pharmacology # ... table #medications
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... status, and focal neurologic ... • Symptoms: AMS ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
early stages of infection ... proliferation • ARVs ... Clinical Presentation ... : The clinical ... #Neurology
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Autoimmune:
 • Isolated
 • Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome 1
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• Fungal • HIV ... /AIDS Hemorrhagic ... Thrombophilia • Critical ... illness • Infecton ... Radiation • Medication
Examination revealed exudative tonsillitis (Panel A), strawberry tongue, and cervical adenopathy with tenderness. Skin examination revealed
caused the skin on his ... abdomen, back, arms ... the left side of his ... #Clinical #PrimaryCare ... #ScarletFever #
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
response preceding infection ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... Can begin in arms ... Absent Reflexes: Arms ... management #treatment #neurology
Parkinson's Disease Tremor
The tremor of Parkinson's disease is characteristic. It is called resting tremor, that is,
standing with his ... arms relaxed. ... Tremor #Hands #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam #clinical