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Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
#CAH #algorithm ... CongenitalAdrenalHyperplasia #diagnosis #comparison ... #treatment #Peds ... Endocrinology #Adrenal #pathophysiology
Migraine Treatment Overview

 • What is a Migraine?
 • Pathophysiology
 • Common Migraine Triggers
 • Diagnosis
Migraine Treatment ... • Pathophysiology ... Common Migraine Triggers ... #management #pharmacology ... #prophylaxis #neurology
This is an oversimplified, hypothetical model to think about time from symptom onset and stages of
This can help determine ... what treatments ... COVID19 #COVID #infectiousdisease ... #clinical #management ... #treatment
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
mandatory and patient triggered ... patient can't trigger ... spontaneously; can ... #CriticalCare #Comparison ... #Management #Mechanical
CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
CAP, HCAP, HAP and ... Diagnosis and Treatment ... HCAP & CAP – ... Community #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #InfectiousDisease
Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
 - 3 mos isoniazid plus rifapentine given once weekly (Preferred)
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Treatment of Latent ... #Tuberculosis #treatment ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #regimens #comparison
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... hyperviscosity syndrome • Triggers ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... into serum • Triggers ... TLS #diagnosis #management
Phimosis 
Inability to retract the foreskin - Can be normal up to 3 years old -
the foreskin - Can ... after age 4 Treatment ... #Paraphimosis #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Urology
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
prostaglandin E2 • Triggered ... production • Treatment ... #Hyperthermia #comparison ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Azithromycin - since there has been a lot of noise around chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, thought we can take
hydroxychloroquine, thought we can ... investigational treatments ... Zithromax #Macrolides #InfectiousDiseases ... #Coronavirus #Treatment ... #Management #Pharmacology