Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, MNEMONICS, PSYCHIATRY
MNEMONICS FOR DIAGNOSING PERSONALITY DISORDERS From MDedge.com Paranoid personality disorder SUSPECT Spousal infidelity suspected Unforgiving (bears grudges) Suspicious Perceives attacks (and reacts quickly) Enemy or friend? (suspects associates and friends) Confiding...
Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Peds
Definition of Obesity in individuals 0-18 years of age. Ages 0–2 years: Obesity is defined based on the weight-for-length ratio Ages 2–18 years: Obesity is defined based on age and either BMI < 2 years of age -Overweight = weight-for-length ratio > 95th...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds
Heat Stroke Treatment of children with heat stroke consists of immediate whole body cooling, usually performed by cold water immersion. Rapid cooling should be continued until the temperature decreases to 101 or 102°F. ABCs: Careful monitoring of the airway,...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Peds
-Definition of meningococcal disease reviewed with the patient. -The value of vaccination reviewed. -Prevention of secondary disease discussed. —//— “A 14-year-old male presents to your office with a high fever that began suddenly. He has a diffuse...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds
Diagnosis -H&P -No SI/HI -Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale score is: -DDx and Etiology. *Evaluate and treat mothers at her baby’s well child check. Don’t tell them to come days later. Treatment -CBT -SSRIs. -F/u in 6 weeks. —END— How do...
Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, ENDOCRINOLOGY
Background Subacute thyroiditis = deQuervain thyroiditis=a common, transient condition that usually presents after a recent viral illness such as an upper respiratory infection. Typically affects young and middle-aged women. Symptoms include an acute, very painful...
