84 results
Lung Infections 
#pneumonitis #bronchitis #pleuritis #pleuraleffusion
pneumonitis #bronchitis #pleuritis
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic ... #Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis ... Frequent VESTIBULAR NEURITIS ... in vestibular neuritis ... with vestibular neuritis ... BPPV #Vestibular #Neuritis
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Optic Neuritis - ... Baber #Optic #Neuritis
Pruritis Associated with Jaundice
Initial - UDCA
1st line - Cholestyramine
2nd line - Rifampicin
3rd line - Naltrexone
4th line
Pruritis Associated ... BrighamChiefs #Pruritis
Sequential Approach to the Uremic Patient with Pruritus 

Optimize dialysis adequacy 
Use biocompatible membranes for HD
Uremic #Uremia #Pruritis
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Non-reproducible, Non-pleuritic ... : Sudden onset pleuritic ... Pericarditis: - Hx: Pleuritic ... : - Hx: Acute pleuritic
Classic ECG of acute pericarditis in a young patient with pleuritic chest pain and a viral
young patient with pleuritic
I’M DAMN SHARP - Lupus Diagnosis Mnemonic
I  	 Immunoglobulins (Anti-dsDNA, Anti-Sm, Anti-phospholipid)
M 	 Malar Rash
D
(Pericarditis, Pleuritis
Dressler Syndrome - 
Postmyocardlal Infarctlon syndrome / Postpericardlotomy pericarditis
• Occurs 2 -10 weeks post myocardial infarction
• Chest pain (pleuritic