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An 81-year-old male with significant past medical history of CAD s/p single-vessel CABG, aortic stenosis s/p TAVR, atrial fibrillation on Coumadin presented to the ED after a syncopal episode. He described “blacking out” during ambulation without seizure-like activity. In the ED, he was found to be in sinus bradycardia with a heart rate in the … Continue reading What are indications for a permanent pacemaker?
So you have determined that your patient meets criteria for a fever of unknown origin (FUO). How? See Part 1 of this post. Now how do you further work up FUO and rule out a broad list of differentials? What about antipyretic, anti-inflammatory or antibiotic management in the interim? Let's dive in. Recall the "intelligent" … Continue reading How do you work-up FUO?
You are evaluating a 55-year-old male with significant past medical history of non-insulin diabetes, recently treated Lyme disease, and immigrant from India 25 years prior who is presenting with a 2-week duration of persistent fevers, chills, malaise and myalgias. After a week inpatient with an overall negative microbiology and rheumatologic work-up, his fevers are persistent … Continue reading How do you define FUO?
By now we should have all heard the news. The novel coronavirus, recently labeled by the WHO as COVID-19 (COrona VIrus Disease 2019), outbreak has caused more deaths than SARS and continues to have a growing incidence of infection in the US. In fact on January 30, 2020 the WHO declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). … Continue reading Are you prepared to discuss the novel Coronavirus?
A 56-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and COPD experiences a sharp chest pain and acute dyspnea. An emergency medical team was activated, was found to be in Ventricular Fibrillation and the VF was successfully defibrillated with an automatic external defibrillator. The patient was taken to a cardiac care unit by the emergency medical … Continue reading Who gets an AICD in ischemic cardiomyopathy?
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.— Albert Schweitzer Dear Readers, Thank you for visiting Inspira MedEd: Inspira's Internal Medicine Resident Education Blog! As part of the new year (2020), I am excited to bring this new project … Continue reading What are we sharing?
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