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Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Evaluation and Management ... speech • Time is brain ... Immediate Workup ... Klaas #Stroke #Management ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup ... and Management ... venous line, it should ... Additional metastatic workup ... or GU tract By Brian
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... anterior lesions (a), Brain ... Typical MS-like ON: should ... #rheumatology #ophthalmology
Positive Seidel test on fluorescein stain exam

Globe rupture can be identified by a positive Seidel test
in making the diagnosis ... Globe rupture should ... #fluorescein #Ophthalmology ... #PhysicalExam #Video
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Diagnostic ... Plan definitive management ... generally toward left shoulder ... • Aspirate and drain ... #Management #Workup
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
and Management ... Laboratory Diagnosis ... blood cultures should ... typically part of the workup ... #Management #Microbiology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
• Traumatic brain ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's work ... the patient's diagnosis ... -BiPAP should never ... #Management #CriticalCare
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management ... gone awry in the brain ... antibody that works ... neurotransmitter in the brain ... #Management #treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... factor PRES Diagnosis ... parietal lobes of the brain ... count in the CSF should ... #management #neurology