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- **Episode:**30
- **Title:**Divine Intervention Episode 30 – Comprehensive Medicine Shelf Review Session 2.
- **Published:**2018-05-19
- Source:Episode page
One-liner
This comprehensive review covers critical topics including cardiac murmurs (MS/MR), metabolic emergencies (hypoglycemia, hypercalcemia), GI pathology (diarrhea types, IBS), renal and endocrine disorders (GN, AI, CKD), infectious processes (endocarditis, pneumonia), and hematologic abnormalities.
High-yield summary
- Mitral Stenosis: Classic finding is an opening snap followed by a low-pitched diastolic rumble at the left 4th interspace; risk factor is chronic heart disease/pulmonary hypertension.
- Adrenal Insufficiency (AI): Primary AI involves deficiency of both cortisol and aldosterone, leading to hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, and metabolic acidosis.
- Hypoglycemia: Acute treatment requires immediate glucose administration; differentiating causes relies on specific lab work (e.g., high ketones/low insulin suggests ketoacidosis).
- Diarrhea Differentiation: Bloody diarrhea with low platelets/unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia/elevated creatinine strongly suggests Shigellosis or invasive colitis.
- CKD Management: Key management principles include phosphate binders, erythropoietin (for anemia), and managing acidosis/hyperkalemia; dialysis indications are refractory symptoms/severe electrolyte imbalance.
Learning objectives
- Differentiate between various types of acute diarrhea based on clinical presentation and associated labs.
- Master the diagnostic criteria and management for common metabolic emergencies, including hypoglycemia and hypercalcemia.
- Apply knowledge of cardiac murmurs (MS/MR) and arrhythmias (SVT).
- Compare and contrast primary vs secondary adrenal insufficiency and manage electrolyte imbalances.
- Recognize classic signs and symptoms of various infectious processes (e.g., endocarditis, pneumonia).
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