GENERAL & FAMILY MEDICINE

Bronchiectasis

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310 Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis and Pulmonary Infiltrates with Eosinophilia Praveen Akuthota, Michael E. Wechsler   HYPERSENSITIVITY PNEUMONITIS INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITION Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP), also referred to as extrinsic allergic alveolitis, is…

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Cystic Fibrosis

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310 Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis and Pulmonary Infiltrates with Eosinophilia Praveen Akuthota, Michael E. Wechsler   HYPERSENSITIVITY PNEUMONITIS INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITION Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP), also referred to as extrinsic allergic alveolitis, is…

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Jaundice

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Other classes exhibit antiemetic properties. 5-HT3 antagonists such as ondansetron and granisetron can prevent postoperative vomiting, radiation therapy–induced symptoms, and cancer chemotherapy–induced emesis, but also are used for other causes…

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Infectious Complications of Burns

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FIGURE 164-3   Coronal fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) magnetic resonance image from a patient with herpes simplex encephalitis. Note the area of increased signal in the right temporal lobe (left side of…

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Chronic Hepatitis

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Hepatitis B    Until 1982, prevention of hepatitis B was based on passive immunoprophylaxis either with standard Ig, containing modest levels of anti-HBs, or hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG), containing high-titer anti-HBs. The…

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Back and Neck Pain

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PART 2: Cardinal Manifestations and Presentation of Diseases SECTION 1 PAIN   18 Pain: Pathophysiology and Management James P. Rathmell, Howard L. Fields   The province of medicine is to…

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Diarrhea and Constipation

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Other classes exhibit antiemetic properties. 5-HT3 antagonists such as ondansetron and granisetron can prevent postoperative vomiting, radiation therapy–induced symptoms, and cancer chemotherapy–induced emesis, but also are used for other causes…

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