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Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 •
, swelling • Treatment ... painless lump • Treatment ... antibiotic eyedrops, surgery ... Chalazion #Comparison #Table
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
scripts and initial treatment ... • Tx: urgent surgery ... conservative, surgery ... differences #diagnosis #table
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Echocardiogram Surgery ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS ... Map #Comparison #Table ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Echocardiogram (PLAX) Surgery ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Junctional Rhythms - Junctional rhythm describes an abnormal heart rhythm resulting from impulses coming from a
coming from a locus ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... Junctional #Rhythms #Table
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
effect prior to surgery ... interruption per treatment ... table ... Low Bleed-Risk Surgery ... Perioperative #Management #Treatment
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
Bethanechol • Used in treatment ... during ocular surgery ... as first-line treatments ... in ophthalmic surgery ... #Pharmacology #Table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
optimized before surgery ... functional status - Able ... metabolic equivalent able ... Stable patients ... one post op Cardiology
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
#pharmacology #treatment ... #medications #table ... #decisionaid #cardiology