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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
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... crackles, chest pain ... #differential # ... diagnosis #NCPE
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
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 ... #diagnosis #toxicology
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
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
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... = nonspecific (nausea ... vomiting, abdominal pain ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Diagnosis Framework ... Cramps: • Muscle pain ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... Syncope • Signs/Symptoms ... #diagnosis #causes
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... or without back pain ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... management #neurology #differential
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
fever (FMF) PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... : The exact cause ... DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS ... The diagnosis of ... #Fever #Diagnosis