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Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived ... insufficiency (VBI) - Should ... with significant neurologic ... attacks with varying neurologic ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine should ... macular pathology" should ... in setting of short ... smfarmhosp_smfh #Drugs #Medications ... Treatment #COVID19 #Pharmacology
Glaucoma - Emergency Department Management
- All patients should get emergency ophthalmologic consultation
- Start with eye drops
- All patients should ... and add systemic medications ... or refractory symptoms ... is < 40 mmHg #Pharmacology ... #Open #Closed #Medications
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Clinical Signs/Symptoms ... back pain - Symptoms ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... damage - CXR should ... Residency @CMC_IM #Potts
Topical Medications Quantities - FINGERTIP UNIT (FTU) 

How do we know how much cream a patient
Topical Medications ... what size tubes should ... different body parts ... ambcarerx #Topical #Medications ... FingertipUnit #FTU #Pharmacology
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
Opioid Use Disorder Medications ... opioid withdrawal symptoms ... abstinent from short-acting ... margin of safety in pharmacology ... Comparison #Table #Pharmacology
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
Pathogenesis and Medications ... Hyperplasia #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #Urology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... count in the CSF should
Varicocele: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Primary:
 - Anatomically: the left spermatic vein drains into the left renal
are uncommon and should ... #Varicocele #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Urology #Diagnosis
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
Neuropathy Shoulder ... finger extension → shoulder ... positive with symptom ... #physicalexam #sports ... #orthopedics #neurology