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AKI in Cirrhosis - Hepatorenal Syndrome Management Algorithm

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.m2687

#AKI #Cirrhosis #Hepatorenal #Syndrome #HRS #Management #Algorithm #nephrology
- Hepatorenal Syndrome ... Management Algorithm ... #Hepatorenal #Syndrome ... #HRS #Management ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
functions - Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia ... syndrome - Hippocampal ... atrophy Lewy body dementia ... Frontotemporal dementia ... cause after 65 yrs
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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• Aphasia • Apraxia ... Cognition/Confusion, Dementia ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
of Hepatorenal Syndrome ... (HRS) Midodrine ... amzn.to/34t5DgJ #HRS ... #HepatoRenal #Syndrome ... #Nephrology #Management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment
Blood pressure control:
 • Aim for 10-25% BP reduction within
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... within first 2-6 hrs ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome ... #Treatment #Management ... #Neurology
Hepatorenal Syndrome Treatment
Volume expansion: 
 • Albumin (typical dose = 1g/kg on day 1 +/- day
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... #Hepatorenal #Syndrome ... #Treatment #management ... #HRS #nephrology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Miller Fisher Syndrome ... worse outcome #GuillainBarre ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
10 Steps to Managing Guillain-Barre Syndrome:
1️⃣ When to suspect
2️⃣ How to Diagnose
3️⃣ When to admit to
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Rehabilitation #GuillainBarre ... #Syndrome #Management ... #Neurology
Hyponatremia Correction
1. Indications for Hypertonic Saline: seizure, coma, focal findings
   - typically occurs with
correction of 0.5-1 mEq/hr ... Demyelination Syndrome ... Correction #goal #rate #management ... #nephrology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
and nephrotic syndrome ... or unnoticed) has ... have positive serology ... impairments, and dementia ... roots, causing a syndrome