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Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
correction (max rate ... of symptomatic (seizures ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Summary Causes ... exertion/training - Seizures ... Hyperuricemia • Hyponatremia ... ringers - Initial rate ... #nephrology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Thrombosis, Giant Cell Arteritis ... ICP, Neoplasm, Seizure ... #causes #primary ... #secondary #management ... #neurology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... systemic sx + signs ... (ESR or sed rate ... very remarkable w/differential ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... circulation: MCA ACA ... Reversible course Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... heat illness → Hypernatremia ... → Syncope • Signs ... Decreased pulse rate ... consciousness, Coma/seizure
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... hemorrhage, and seizure ... of the spiral arteries ... reduces the exit rates ... #differential #
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... sign) (→ 3-8) ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... temporal (giant cell) arteritis ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... signs/symptoms ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... symptoms are not caused ... Extrapulmonary: ankle arthritis ... presentations: epileptic seizure ... #Signs #Symptoms