Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds
Diabetic kidney disease is the most common cause of hypoglycemia in a previously stable, well-controlled diabetic patient who has not changed their diet or insulin dosage. Common presentation: A diabetic patient whose been taking insulin for several years to decades...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds
“The euthyroid sick syndrome refers to alterations in thyroid function tests seen frequently in hospitalized patients, and abnormal thyroid function tests may be seen early in sepsis. These changes are statistically much more likely to be secondary to the...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds
A simple abscess with no overlying cellulitis should be treated with incision and drainage alone. It doesn’t require antibiotics. If there is surrounding erythema / overlying cellulitis, treat with antibiotics. When treating cellulitis, remember purulent vs....
Clinic A/P, adults, Hospital A/P, Adults
ALS is a pure motor disorder involving anterior horn cells in the spinal cord and their brainstem homologs. ALS may begin as lower motor or bulbar palsy, and the median survival is 3–5 years.
