NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME

Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds, PSYCHIATRY

-Mnemonic – FEVER.

Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia (OIH)

Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds

Definition: “Opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH) is defined as a state of nociceptive sensitization caused by exposure to opioids. The condition is characterized by a paradoxical response whereby a patient receiving opioids for the treatment of pain could actually...

Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome – Outpatient Management

Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds

Related article: Alcohol Withdrawal Treatment. Diagnosis Definition: Diagnosis is clinical based on hx of heavy alcohol use, abstinence, and now having signs and symptoms consistent with alcohol withdrawal. H&P (Pertinent H&P findings including med review...

Immunizations, Pediatrics

Clinic A/P, Peds

  Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV13) – Prevnar Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) – Pneumovax Read PPSV23 vaccination for children with conditions that weaken their immune system or make them at risk for serious infection.   Immunization...

Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease

Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds

“70-year-old male with a hx of CKD stage 4 (GFR 25 and Cr. 2.2) comes in c/o of fatigue. Hgb is low at 9; Serum iron low at 30 (N 60 -170); TIBC and Ferritin are normal. MCV is 77. Kidney function has been like that for over a year. Recent colonoscopy was normal...

Paronychia (Finger/Toe Nail Infection) – Acute and Chronic

Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds

http://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0701/p44.html Ultrasonography can be performed if there is uncertainty about the presence of an abscess.