23 results
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... atrial flutter or MAT ... #Tachycardia #Treatment ... #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Lyme Disease Pearls

Epidemiology: Ixodes scapularis carrying borrelia 
have spread and are now found in 
growing areas
found in growing areas ... : TREATMENT Shorter ... old is fine #Diagnosis ... #Management #LymeDisease ... #Pearls #Map #Testing
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... the Management ... heart rate >90 beats ... oral antibiotic treatment ... #SSTIs #Algorithm
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Overcrowded urban areas ... disease ARDS Diagnosis ... manifestations • MAT ... #microbiology #diagnosis ... #treatment #management
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
, but without treatment ... cavity and genital areas ... , anal or oral areas ... Syphilis #Rash #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Photo
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
eruption that may ... Criteria for Diagnosis ... 2 different areas ... disease: symptomatic treatment ... #management
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
joint involvement: May ... radiographs of affected areas ... the collar bone, breast ... and lower jaw Treatment ... #management #Dermatology
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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and Management ... travel to endemic areas ... May not be detected ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS ... #management #treatment
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
artery aneurysms Diagnosis ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... #management #signs
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... pregnancy • May ... Delivery • Stable ... Postpartum Period • Breast-feeding ... #treatment