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...
Clinic A/P, adults, Hospital A/P, Adults
Heart Failure due to diastolic dysfunction -Definition / Diagnostic criteria reviewed. -Classification reviewed: -Nonpharmacologic & pharmacologic treatments reviewed. Heart failure due to diastolic dysfunction occurs in the older population. “The criteria...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds
Panic disorder is intense fear with multiple somatic symptoms (palpitations, etc). “Panic disorder typically presents in late adolescence or early adulthood with unpredictable episodes of palpitations, sweating, gastrointestinal distress, dizziness, and...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds
Bacterial foodborne intoxication, unspecified. CD10 code: A05.9 “Most of the symptoms of foodborne illness are not specific to the causative organism. However, the onset of vomiting and diarrhea within hours of consumption of contaminated food results from the...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds
“This case presents a child with an insidious onset of pain and mild limitation of range of motion of one hip joint. The case suggests involvement of the femoroacetabular joint, and all of the listed options can affect this joint. Idiopathic osteonecrosis of the...
