Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds
Diagnosis How is the diagnosis made? Clinical + CT head. If normal CT, do LP to look for Xanthochromia. The absence of Xanthochromia r/o subarachnoid hemorrhage. -Headache Red Flags. “Early diagnosis of a nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage is paramount for...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, PSYCHIATRY
Background OCD is characterized by “intrusive and unwanted thoughts, images, or urges that cause distress or anxiety and repetitive thoughts or actions that the person feels driven to perform.” Obsessions (repetitive/persistent, intrusive, unwanted...
Clinic A/P, adults, Hospital A/P, Adults
“Spironolactone, an aldosterone antagonist, can bind to androgen and progesterone receptors, in addition to the mineralocorticoid receptors, resulting in breast tenderness and gynecomastia. Eplerenone, another aldosterone antagonist, has greater specificity for...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds
-History and Physical, see above. – Finkelstein’s test is positive – Grind test is negative – There is tenderness to palpation over the radial tubercle. – Conservative treatment: Rest and a thumb spica wrist splint; anti-inflammatory meds,...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds
Also called constitutional hepatic dysfunction and familial nonhemolytic jaundice Hereditary asymptomatic unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia “Gilbert syndrome is a hereditary condition characterized by a 70% reduction in the ability to conjugate bilirubin,...
