Back to Basics: Alcoholic Hepatitis
A quick review of the pathogensis, diagnosis and treatment of alcoholic hepatitis.
A quick review of the pathogensis, diagnosis and treatment of alcoholic hepatitis.
A 30 year old female comes to the ED with severe right wrist pain and swelling after a FOOSH injury down a flight of stairs. Her wrist was extended at the time of the fall...
Today we review primary vs secondary vs tertiary syphilis, diagnosis, treatment and more!
There is a broad differential for patient’s presenting with joint pain. Many different disease processes lead to these symptoms. In this review we will break up the various etiologies of arthralgias by the number of joints they impact.
53 y/o male Patient was skydiving and when he hit the ground he had a running stop as usual and his right leg and ankle twisted laterally underneath him. He then heard a pop and had obvious deformity...
A potential complication of PUD and other disorders, GI perforation is a true life-threatening emergency.
Last week we discussed PUD and gastritis. We touch on H. Pylori as a leading cause of PUD, but it deserves it's own slot for review. While we don't usually diagnose or treat this in the ED ourselves, it is useful to know so we can discuss this important disease with our patients!
In the next several posts, we review some of the common GI disorders we see in the ED, starting with peptic ulcer disease and gastritis. Read on for a good overview and some pearls of wisdom from Dr. Ugorets!
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