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Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
Newborn Assessment ... Assessment of newborn ... vital signs following ... develop long-term neurologic ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... Syndrome Pathophysiology ... emotions - A positive ... antibody that works ... Management #treatment #neurology
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... Pain • Valgus position ... Trendelenburg #Gait #pathophysiology ... #causes #symptoms ... #signs #diagnosis
Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) -> Urinary leakage preceded by a
- Failure to Store ... SUI or UUI not caused ... Incontinence #Mixed #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Urology #Diagnosis
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... head in dependent position ... at home or at work ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... signs/symptoms
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
five to ten-year period ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... • Bilateral signs ... #management #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... • Examine for signs ... UnResponsiveness (FOUR Score ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Hospitalization - Pathophysiology ... Another reason to ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... #pathophysiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
events. ❷ Use positive ... mmol.l-1 ❼ Check core ... immediate postarrest period ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup