CARDIOLOGY, Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, ECG, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds
Tachyarrhythmias Definition: Ventricular rate > 100. Based on QRS duration, they are divided into narrow-complex (QRS < 120 ms) or wide-complex (QRS >120 ms). There are further divided into regular or irregular rhythms. Mechanisms for tachyarrhythmias...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds
References Diagnosis and management of red eye in primary care. Am Fam Physician 2010;81(2):137-144. Goldman L, Schafer AI (eds): Goldman’s Cecil Medicine, ed 25. Elsevier Saunders, 2016, pp 2556-2568.
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, Peds, Hospital A/P, Peds
“Back to sleep” campaign from the AAP helped reduce SIDS by about 50%. Proper sleep position is crucial to reducing SIDs. Risk Factors for SIDS / Things that increase the risk of SIDS. -Side sleeping -Prone sleeping -Bed sharing -Male sex, -Native American...
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...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds
Background Definition: Nephrotic syndrome is defined by the presence of peripheral edema, heavy proteinuria (protein excretion greater than 3.5 g/24 hours), and hypoalbuminemia (less than 3 g/dL). In other words, nephrotic syndrome is the triad of edema, proteinuria,...
