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OPIOID SWITCHING AND TAPERING.

Long term opioid use results in physical (and potentially psychological) dependence. Opioids should
avoid withdrawal symptoms ... insomnia, muscle pain ... sweating, anxiety, nausea ... tapering #switching #pharmacology ... #conversion #management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
• Emotional stress ... draw • Severe pain ... Subclavian steal syndrome ... Classification #Table ... #Causes
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... : • Triad of symptoms ... : - Muscle pain ... urine • Other symptoms ... - Abdominal pain
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Vomiting Serotonin Syndrome ... Dysfunction, Weight gain ... Incr NE: Nausea ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
are not caused ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... , cough, chest pain ... (2-5%), liver (pain ... 12-20%, spleen (pain
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Recurrent abdominal pain ... for diagnosis Treatment ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... - Emergency Causes ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
arrived w/severe abd pain ... Similar symptoms ... Syndrome: 3d of ... Assc symptoms include ... The table below
Adrenal Crisis
Do not confuse acute adrenal crisis with Addison disease. In 1855, Thomas Addison described a
Addison described a syndrome ... as the primary symptoms ... vomiting, abdominal pain ... supraphysiologic or stress ... the most common cause
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms ... Symptoms: • The ... Edema in 70% of cases ... disease: symptomatic treatment ... #Syndrome #dermatology