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TYPES OF CEREBRAL PALSY AND AREAS OF BRAIN DAMAGE INVOLVED 
Hemiplegia 
Diplegia 
Quadriplegia 
Athetoid
Dystonic 
Ataxic
Quadriplegia Athetoid ... Dystonic Ataxic #CereberalPalsy ... Extrapyramidal #Diagnosis
Motor Syndromes of Cerebral Palsy:

Spastic Hemiplegia, Spastic diplegia, Spastic quadriplegia (‘total body involvement’), Athetoid (extrapyramidal, dyskinetic)

#Diagnosis
involvement’), Athetoid ... dyskinetic) #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #CerebralPalsy
H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
/ Hypokalemia, Hypothermia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #acls #checklist
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Peri-operative Hyperthermia ... fever CAUSES OF HYPERTHERMIA ... • Malignant hyperthermia ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest Management
"Not dead until 32° and dead"
1) Start ACLS + Rewarming
2) Should this code
hour. 4) Measure core ... Arrest #Management #hypothermia ... management #treatment #checklist
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
characteristically seen in hypothermia ... with a core temperature ... patient with a core ... EmergencyMedicine #Cardiology #diagnosis ... #CriticalCare #hypothermia
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - Diagnosis
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome is an idiosyncratic reaction to antipsychotic medications classically characterized
Malignant Syndrome - Diagnosis ... generalized rigidity, hyperthermia ... dysphagia, trismus, chorea ... are decreased - Hyperthermia ... Malignant #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Secondary Causes of Hypothermia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definition:
- Core temp < 35°C

Infectious:
 - Sepsis

Neuromuscular Disease:
 -
Secondary Causes of Hypothermia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Definition: - Core ... Singh @rav7ks #Hypothermia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Tics:
 • Tourette's Syndrome
 • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
- Differential Diagnosis ... Toxic / metabolic Chorea ... Huntington's Disease Athetosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Malignant Hyperthermia ... Peri-operative hyperthermia ... monitoring of: core ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management