Saturday, July 27, 2024
Diuretics and Na
Friday, July 26, 2024
RCRI
Thursday, July 25, 2024
PLR and Et-CO2
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
CUS for DVT
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Dose dumping
Monday, July 22, 2024
BPD
- Impaired relatedness
- Affective dysregulation
- Behavior dysregulation
Sunday, July 21, 2024
Auscultation in VSD
Saturday, July 20, 2024
Andexanet Alfa and Unfractionated Heparin
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Fever in Serotonin Syndrome
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Nightmares and beta-blockers
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Bosniak radiological approach to renal cysts
Monday, July 15, 2024
Hyperbilirubinemia and Sepsis
Sunday, July 14, 2024
CVS
Saturday, July 13, 2024
MERS-CoV and steroids
Friday, July 12, 2024
orthostatic hypotension, lying supine and kidney
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
HFNC and PEEP effect
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Characteristics Hemoptysis
Q: Hemoptysis blood is supposed to be? - select one
A) acidic
B) alkalotic
Answer: B
#GI
#pulmonary
References:
1. O'Gurek D, Choi HYJ. Hemoptysis: Evaluation and Management. Am Fam Physician. 2022 Feb 1;105(2):144-151. PMID: 35166503.
2. Ittrich H, Bockhorn M, Klose H, Simon M. The Diagnosis and Treatment of Hemoptysis. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2017 Jun 5;114(21):371-381. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2017.0371. PMID: 28625277; PMCID: PMC5478790.
Monday, July 8, 2024
Ketamine and Urology
Sunday, July 7, 2024
PPCM
Saturday, July 6, 2024
allodynia, hyperalgesia, or dysesthesia
Friday, July 5, 2024
Acetaminophen and ARDS
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Pines and non-pines of CCBs
- Dihydropyridines
- Non-dihydropyridines
- nifedipine
- isradipine
- felodipine
- nicardipine
- nisoldipine
- lacidipine
- amlodipine
- verapamil
- diltiazem
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Mg in COPD
Monday, July 1, 2024
Accessory spleen, Hypersplenism, and Splenosis
Saturday, June 22, 2024
Atlanta classification
- Interstitial edematous acute pancreatitis - characterized by acute inflammation of the pancreatic parenchyma and peripancreatic tissues, but without recognizable tissue necrosis.
- Necrotizing acute pancreatitis - characterized by inflammation associated with pancreatic parenchymal necrosis and/or peripancreatic necrosis.
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Type-3c Diabetes Mellitus
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Lyme carditis
Q: 44 years old male who was diagnosed with Lyme's disease 4 weeks ago is now admitted to ICU with syncope and Atrio-ventricular block (AV-block) on EKG. It would be prudent to insert a permanent pacemaker to avoid sudden cardiac death?
A) True
B) False
Answer: B
AV block due to Lyme carditis is usually short-lived and resolved in six weeks. A temporary pacemaker may be required, but a permanent pacemaker is rarely needed. While evaluating the EKG of a patient suspected of having Lyme carditis, it is important to pay attention to the PR interval. If the PR interval is more than 300 milliseconds, there is a high chance of the patient progressing to complete AV block, which may require a temporary pacemaker.
Patients who fail to complete the antibiotic course appropriately for any early signs of Lyme disease, erythema migrans, are more prone to progress to Lyme carditis.
#cardiology
References:
1. Steere AC, Batsford WP, Weinberg M, et al. Lyme carditis: cardiac abnormalities of Lyme disease. Ann Intern Med 1980; 93:8.
2. Yeung C, Baranchuk A. Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Carditis: JACC Review Topic of the Week. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 Feb 19;73(6):717-726. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.11.035. Erratum in: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 Nov 26;74(21):2709-2711. PMID: 30765038.
3. Sangha O, Phillips CB, Fleischmann KE, et al. Lack of cardiac manifestations among patients with previously treated Lyme disease. Ann Intern Med 1998; 128:346.
4. van der Linde MR, Crijns HJ, Lie KI. Transient complete AV block in Lyme disease. Electrophysiologic observations. Chest 1989; 96:219.
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
LAA thrombi in AF
Sunday, June 16, 2024
ICP in cryptococcal meningitis
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Fibrinogen in DIC
- prolonged PT and aPTT
- low fibrinogen
- increased D-dimer
- low platelet count
- microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) on blood smear.
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
BT in asthma
Monday, June 10, 2024
Type B - LA - types
- Type B1 is associated with systemic diseases such as renal and hepatic failure, diabetes, and malignancy.
- Type B2 is caused by drugs and toxins, including biguanides, alcohols, iron, isoniazid, and salicylates. HIV drugs have been described, too.
- Type B3 is due to inborn errors of metabolism.