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Opioid Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
Note: Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable, but is rarely life-threatening
Opioid Withdrawal ... Complications Note: Opioid ... Gastrointestinal distress (nausea ... #Opiate #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
share the same pathophysiology ... • Other rare causes ... tolerance • Weight gain ... Overproduction #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... spine Signs / Symptoms ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... crackles, chest pain ... , cough Opioid ... classic signs of opioid ... #differential #diagnosis
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... patient was having pain ... attributed to opiate ... Withdrawal #Scale #Buprenorphine ... #Score #Diagnosis
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
efavirenz (Sustiva) • Pain ... • Coca tea Buprenorphine ... • Verapamil Opioids ... and opiates false ... #differential #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... are not caused ... , cough, chest pain ... anterior/posterior MSK
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Sacroiliac Joint Pain ... Trendelenburg #Gait #pathophysiology ... #causes #symptoms ... #signs #diagnosis ... #msk
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine ... hours PRN w/d symptoms ... q 6 hours PRN nausea ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... Management #Addiction #Opiate
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
a stroke that caused ... Decr Shoulder pain ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... stages #staging #msk