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Junctional Rhythms - Junctional rhythm describes an abnormal heart rhythm resulting from impulses coming from a
junction" between atria ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG ... RetrogradeP #Escape #ECGEducator
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
pathway between the atria ... QRS interval on EKG ... The definitive treatment ... WPW #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
pathway between the atria ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG ... ShortPR #Criteria #ECGEducator
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
dysfunctions ( e.g ... Cerebellar dysfunction (e.g ... . gait ataxia - ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
culture, PCR, K39) Treatment ... Amphotericin B: 3 mg/kg ... total of 21 mg/kg ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Opthaloplegia • Ataxia ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Cramping, Weakness, Ataxia ... Laboratory findings (eg ... VEP’s: EEG of visual ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... management #neurology #treatment
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... monoparesis), limb ataxia ... , gait ataxia, and ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
neuropathies (ataxia ... inflammatory cause) • EMG ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Bezlotoxumab 10 mg/kg ... despite appropriate treatment ... IDSA 2021 CDI Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases