Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds
Antiemetic Drugs. “Dopamine antagonists, such as metoclopramide, block dopamine stimulation in the chemoreceptor trigger zone, thereby limiting emetic input to the medullary vomiting center (SOR C). SSRIs, such as ondansetron, also work in the chemoreceptor...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, DERMATOLOGY
“Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum is seen in 0.3% of patients with diabetes mellitus or impaired glucose tolerance. The lesions may precede the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus by several years. The sharply demarcated reddish-brown plaque with central yellow...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, OB/GYN
-Induce labor at 37 weeks and deliver. -If there is ever **Note according to the ACOG 2013 Guidelines, Gestational HTN and Preeclampsia without severe features are both managed and delivered at 37 weeks. It’s preeclampsia with severe features that require...
Clinic A/P, adults, Hospital A/P, Adults
-Suspect PCT in patients who present with blistering lesions on sun-exposed skin. -Risk Factors: Things that cause liver damage (e.g. as alcohol use and hepatitis C); also smoking, estrogen use, HIV infection, and HFE mutations. Initial diagnostic test: total serum,...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds
Flow cytometry and immunophenotyping of peripheral blood is routinely required to establish a diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. “Flow cytometry and immunophenotyping of peripheral blood demonstrate clonality of the circulating lymphocytes in chronic...
