Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds
“Back pain that regularly occurs at night and awakens a child is usually associated with tumors or infections, such as osteomyelitis, diskitis, osteoid osteoma, osteoblastoma, and spinal cord tumors. Other possible symptoms associated with nighttime back pain...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds
Through the rubber sole of a shoe – Cover Pseudomonas Most puncture wound infections are caused by gram-positive organisms like Staphylococcus aureus (the most common) and other staphylococcal and streptococcal species. However, when the puncture wound is...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds
Diagnosis -H&P. -Dx usually made clinically. No CXR needed. Indications for Chest X-Ray. DDx and Etiology: Indications for CXR in patients with symptoms of Acute Bronchitis Treatment Background Cough is the #1 chief complain in the ambulatory setting in the...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds
-Increased pain with lumbar spine extension is consistent with lumbar spinal stenosis. -Pain gets worse with spine extension. Spinal flexion reduces the pain. Why? “Spinal extension that increases lumbar lordosis decreases the cross-sectional area of the spinal...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds
Background Definition: Pernicious anemia is caused by a lack of intrinsic factor (IF) which leads to vitamin B12 deficiency resulting in megaloblastic anemia. -The name pernicious anemia dates from the era when treatment had not yet been discovered and the disease was...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds
Definition: Diagnosis H&P Labs: DDx and causes. Treatment -Treatment is based on the underlying disease.
