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Obstetric patients often pose challenges to anesthesiologists, as lab values and parameters vary from a non-pregnant
anesthesiologists, as lab values ... vary from a non-pregnant ... patient data or clinical ... #diagnosis #clinical ... #management #anesthesia
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Fatty Liver of Pregnancy ... : • Defect in fetal ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Maternal Support - Critical ... #Fatty #Liver #Pregnancy
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Management during ... Management during ... support for patients clinically
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
marine microbiota & causes ... w/ black spots fatal ... Early abx are critical ... dermatology #legs #clinical ... #photo
Post-abortion Hemorrhage Management Algorithm
Cervical laceration
 → Direct pressure, silver nitrate for small laceration
 → Repair with
Post-abortion Hemorrhage Management ... atony or unsure of cause ... Repeat D&C Ectopic pregnancy ... Laparoscopy and Repair Clinical ... Postabortion #Hemorrhage #Management
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... previously stable values ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Pregnancy-associated ... Hypertension #Workup #causes
A 70-year-old woman attends a check-up with a family doctor. As a background, he has a
mMol / L (normal values ... skeletal muscles to cause ... PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Photo
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... Transmission: • Fecal-oral ... • Anorexia, Nausea ... routine O&P • Clinical ... cayetanensis #diagnosis #management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... or sed rate): Value ... GCA, but normal values ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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IDSA - Clinical ... and preferences/values ... MDR-TB source cases ... , the source case ... Tuberculosis #MDRTB #management