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Diabetes Morning Hyperglycemia - Dawn Phenomenon vs Somogyi Effect 

When patients FBG's are elevated each morning
Hyperglycemia - Dawn ... experiencing the normal dawn ... diabetes) experience dawn ... /ambcarerx #Dawn ... Hyperglycemia #Diagnosis #Management
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Blood Product Transfusions ... Special Blood Product ... Blood products contain ... inability to break down ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... Complications • Ocular ... week to assess ocular ... metastatic workup dictated ... IDSA #Guidelines #Management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Blood products contain ... of transfused products ... inability to break down ... nickmmark #Blood #Product ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
Age Related Macular ... choroid and waste products ... Amsler grid) - Macular
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
→ Ulcerates to produce ... Symmetric macular ... Headache, meningitis, ocular ... resulting in a dilated ... stages #diagnosis #management
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... Clarify which products ... labs should be drawn ... #CriticalCare #Management
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
of fibrin split products ... • Fibrin split products ... clinicopathologically, - Related ... pulmonary emboli, and ocular
Thyroid Eye Signs 
Lid Signs
    Dalrymple’s Sign: Lid Retraction.
    Von
Resistance to pulling down ... Sainton’s sign: Delayed ... Extra-Ocular Muscle ... Increased intra-ocular
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
., familial or dilated ... Management during ... Management during ... Management during ... Avoid estrogen products