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Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
regimen is not as clear ... IV bolus can cause ... • Does not cause ... #pharmacology #management ... #cardiology #AFib
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Very clear regurgitant ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Diagnosis and Management ... extrapulmonary cases ... Clinical Signs ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... - Detection of AFB
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... residual lesion or is clear ... #differential #causes
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... • Anorexia, Nausea ... routine O&P • Clinical ... relevance of +PCR and -AFB ... is not clear.
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... autoantibodies that will cause ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... - Causes progressive ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management