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Hepatorenal Syndrome Treatment
Volume expansion: 
 • Albumin (typical dose = 1g/kg on day 1 +/- day
Treatment Volume ... • Albumin (typical ... dose = 1g/kg on ... #Treatment #management ... #HRS #nephrology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Diagnosis and Management ... inflammatory cause) • EMG ... delayed recovery Management ... Palsy #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #Neurology
BRASH Syndrome

B - Bradycardia
R - Renal failure
A - AV nodal blockade
S - Shock
H - Hyperkalemia

Typical ECG
BRASH Syndrome ... Hyperkalemia Typical ... ECG in BRASH: HR ... • Aggressive treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) Syndrome Treatment
Stop offending agents:
 • List as allergies
Symptoms (DRESS) Syndrome ... Treatment Stop ... Methylprednisolone 0.5 - 1.5 mg/kg ... etc • Skin: topical ... #Treatment #Management
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Diagnosis and Management ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... Deficiency #Diagnosis #Management ... #neurology #nutrition
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... - Infection (e.g ... Presentation: - Typically ... tracts in the anterior ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... motor-unit activity, typically ... Treatment: • ... SPS #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #neurology
Hyponatremia Correction
1. Indications for Hypertonic Saline: seizure, coma, focal findings
   - typically occurs with
findings - typically ... Demyelination Syndrome ... in water @ 3cc/kg ... Correction #goal #rate #management ... #nephrology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
nearly 3:1 • MS typically ... • Or brainstem syndromes ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... • Serotonin syndrome ... Anticholinergic syndrome ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management