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Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
capitate ("apple") should ... in the lunate ("tea ... cup") which should ... sit in lunate "tea ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the Treatment ... Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine should ... macular pathology" should ... in setting of short ... Pharmacology #Table #Management
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
Epley Maneuver for Treatment ... of the affected ear ... rolls onto his/her shoulder ... paroxysmal #positional #vertigo ... #physicalexam #management
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
1. Severity assessed not only by MDF (>32) but also by MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management ... only increase short-term ... Steroid response should ... Alcoholic #Hepatitis #Management ... #Algorithm #treatment
Management of Supine Hypertension
 • Avoid offending agents
 • Avoid lying down during the day; rest
Management of Supine ... water ingestion near ... fludrocortisone in favor of short-acting ... #Hypertension #Management ... #Treatment
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
inform clinical team ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Plan definitive management ... generally toward left shoulder ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
What is Epley Maneuver?
In medical terminology, Epley Maneuver is a repositioning procedure that is used to
treat BPPV or vertigo ... in the ear canals ... posterior or interior parts ... #Management #BPPV ... Repositioning #Canalith #Vertigo
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
patients with MG should ... treatment Of ocular ... myasthenia usually • Starts ... high doses and should ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Smoking Cessation Management
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT):
Long-Acting NRT:
 • Patch: Wear for 24 hours at a time.
Smoking Cessation Management ... NRT: • Patch: Wear ... Short-Acting NRT ... after FDA-approved treatments ... Smoking #Cessation #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
with Cardio-OB team ... Contraception counseling should ... started, patients should ... with Cardio-OB team ... #cardiology #treatment