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Hyperthermia Syndromes Comparison
Serotonin Syndrome - NMS - Malignant Hyperthermia - Malignant Catatonia
Cause - Onset - Vitals
Hyperthermia Syndromes ... Comparison Serotonin ... Mental Status - Treatment ... #Syndromes #Comparison ... #diagnosis
Shoulder Examination

Step 1 Inspection
Step 2 Palpation (ABCs)
Step 3 Range of Motion and Strength (SITS)
Step 4 Provocative
Step 2 Palpation (ABCs ... #PhysicalExam #diagnosis ... #checklist
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
up an ischemic CVA ... Evaluation • ABCs ... Evaluate ischemic CVA ... stroke #workup #diagnosis ... #checklist #neurology
Risk for Stroke at Various Time Points After TIA Based on ABCD 2 Score 

#ABCD2 #Risk
After TIA Based on ABCD ... 2 Score #ABCD2 ... #Stroke #TIA #CVA ... #Diagnosis
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Fever vs Hyperthermia ... production • Treatment ... Serotonin syndrome • Treatment ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Peri-operative Hyperthermia ... Treatment depends ... • Malignant hyperthermia ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
❹ Call for MH treatment ... , invasive BP, CVP ... COMPLICATIONS AND OUTLINE TREATMENTS ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Group Assessment (ABCD ... Disease #COPD #diagnosis ... management #GOLD2022 #treatment
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Spherocytes • Treatment ... transient hemolysis • Treatment ... Plasmapheresis - VA ... Anemia #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Restricted to the Andes ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... coccobacillus within the RBCs ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... #Oroya #Fever #diagnosis