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Evidence supports the Ottawa ankle rules as an accurate instrument for excluding fractures of the ankle
Evidence supports ... the Ottawa ankle rules ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Ortho #Sports ... #Rule
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
Most prevalent intramural gastric tumor
Arises from interstitial cells Of (EUS layer 4)
Has higher
negative Prognosis - Rule ... Gastric GIST Treatment ... Stromal #Tumor #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology ... #management
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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and Management ... • No evidence ... Risk Factors: ... Contaminated water food ... #management #treatment
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... immunocompromised, IBD) • ↑Risk ... Lowest Risk: Tetracyclines ... #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Symptom | Diagnosis ... malignancy Risk ... disorder → EGD Treatment ... #Management #gastroenterology
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
about possible risk ... #treatment #diagnosis ... Petersen EBM, Skov ... glucocorticoids; what is the evidence ... EL, Richardson IM
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Evidence for Treatment ... without increased risk ... Bleeding #varices #management ... #ebm #evidence ... #gastroenterology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
spinal MRI • No evidence ... : • Must rule ... causes need to be ruled ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... #management #neurology