Pocket Primary Care – Psychiatry
ANXIETY DISORDERS Background (AFP 2015;91:617; Ann Int Med 2013;159:ITC6-1; NEJM 2015;373:2059) Definition: Anxiety is a state of psychological distress (apprehension, internal conflict), […]
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Pocket Primary Care – HEENT
Background (JAMA 2004;291:1487) 40% of vision loss is preventable; careful hx/PE can establish dx and distinguish between urgent and routine ophtho referrals Definitions: […]
Pocket Primary Care – Neurology
Background (J Clin Epidemiol 1991;44:1147; NAMCS 2009, cdc.gov/nchs/ahcd) 17% of US adults have had a severe headache in the past 3 mo; ♀ […]
Pocket Primary Care – Musculoskeletal
JOINT PAIN AND MONOARTICULAR ARTHRITIS Background (AFP 2003;68:83; 2011;84:653; 2016;94:810; JAMA 2007;297:1478) Definitions: Monoarticular (1 joint) vs. oligoarticular (2–4 joints) vs. polyarticular […]
Pocket Primary Care – ID
Background (cdc.gov/flu) Influenza viruses are common respiratory pathogens, with presentation ranging from asx to common cold to life-threatening lower respiratory infection Influenza-like illness […]
Pocket Primary Care – HemOnc
Background (NEJM 1999;341:1986; 2005;352:1011; 353:1135; 2015;372:1832; 373:1649) Definition: ↓ in RBC mass; threshold depends on age, sex, race: white ♂ Hgb <13.5 g/dL; […]
Pocket Primary Care – GI
Background (NAMCS 2010, http://www.cdc.gov/nchs) Abdominal pain is one of the top 20 reasons for ambulatory visits in US; complaint reflects wide array of […]
Pocket Primary Care – Endocrinology
Background (cdc.gov/diabetes) Definition: Diabetes is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia due to problems with insulin secretion and/or response to insulin in target […]
Pocket Primary Care – Dermatology
Background The ability to concisely characterize lesions is important for communicating w/ colleagues & formulating Ddx A complete exam includes skin, mucosal surfaces, […]
Pocket Primary Care – Cardiology
APPROACH TO THE ECG Systematic Interpretation Rate: Estimate by 300/number of small boxes between complexes (e.g., R waves); HR >100 = tachycardia, […]