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Therapeutic Indications for the Anticonvulsant Agents

#Anticonvulsant #Antiseizure #Medications #Pharmacology #Table #Neurology #Epilepsy #Management
Therapeutic Indications ... #Antiseizure #Medications ... #Pharmacology #Table ... #Neurology #Epilepsy ... #Management
Ischemic Stroke - Blood Pressure Management
 • No tPA  < 220 / 120 (permissive hypertension)
Ischemic Stroke - Blood ... Pressure Management ... #hypertension #Management ... #treatment #neurology ... #medications
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Alpha agonist incr blood ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... HepatoRenal #Syndrome #Nephrology ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Treatment
Pharmacotherapy for Migraine Prophylaxis 

Who is indicated for migraine prophylaxis? Patients who experience more than 3
#Prophylaxis #Medications ... #Table #Pharmacology ... #Management #Neurology
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Algorithm and Management ... Dysplasia, Moyamoya, Blood ... #Stroke #CVA #Differential ... #neurology #treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment
Blood pressure control:
 • Aim for 10-25% BP reduction within
PRES) - Treatment Blood ... titratable IV meds ... potentially causative meds ... Syndrome #Treatment #Management ... #Neurology
Glaucoma - Emergency Department Management
- All patients should get emergency ophthalmologic consultation
- Start with eye drops
Emergency Department Management ... eye drops (see table ... and add systemic medications ... blocker) - Topical meds ... #Table
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Prostate cancer • Medications ... Renal #Transplant #differential ... diagnosis #kidney #blood ... #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... Emotional stress • Blood ... depletion - Medication ... #Syncope #Differential ... Classification #Table
Immunosuppression in Transplantation
Induction (I):
 - Basiliximab (Simulect)
 - Alemtuzumab (Campath)
 - Rituximab
 - Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (ATG)
Induction
Immunosuppressive #Medications ... #Pharmacology #Table ... #Maintenance #Management ... #Nephrology #Renal