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Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Brady Management ... relationship (2: ... , Complete Heart ... HeartBlocks #Types #Classification ... #degrees #summary
Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
Epilepticus - Management ... seizures without complete ... → Benzo Dose 2 ... Anti-epileptic #2 ... #treatment #algorithm
Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc)- Diagnosis and Management Summary
Opportunistic bacteria, Healthcare Associated Infection
Gram-Negative Bacilli, Non-lactose fermenting, oxidase
Burkholderia cepacia complex ... Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Opportunistic ... Levofloxacin 2) ... #treatment #pneumonia
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
    -
Treatment of Stable ... Wide-Complex Tachycardia ... magnesium sulfate 2 ... #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Diagnostic ... erythropoietin 1/2 ... • Treatment algorithms ... #Summary #treatment
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Lyme ... Peak incidence: Summer ... first-second-third degree ... #treatment
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
ECG Diagnosis Summary ... First Degree AV ... sinus rhythm, when 2 ... electrocardiogram #classification ... #summary
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... and • SARS-CoV-2 ... (or complete respiratory ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #treatment #pulmonary
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
DIAGNOSTICS Paracentesis ... good as 10 days 2) ... fluoroquinolone to complete ... SBP #diagnosis #management ... #prophylaxis #treatment
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Summary

GERD: Diagnosis
• Heartburn (substernal burning sensation) and acid regurgitation
• Chest pain
Extraesophageal
Disease (GERD) - Summary ... trial x 8 weeks • Complete ... → EGD off PPI 2- ... adenocarcinoma in a first-degree ... Disease #diagnosis #management