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Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
LVH, low-voltage EKG ... Protein • AL Amyloid ... Cardiac Testing: • EKG ... • Echocardiogram ... disproportionate atrial
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Redistribution: Acidosis, Cell ... - ↓ Effective arterial ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... Drives K+ into cells ... #potassium #nephrology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
is important, as ... diagnosis and treatment ... skull neoplasms (e.g ... nasal squamous cell ... #Syndromes #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
EMG: LMN Signs in ... Further testing must be ... diagnosis column Treatment ... neurons - IV free radical ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
- Brain stem/Cranial ... Generalized fatigue - ALS ... Serologic and EMG ... failure - Can be ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... (GCA) Giant cell ... with systemic, neurologic ... subtle e.g. extreme ... E.g. 80 yo ESR cutoff
#lithium #neurogenesis #neuroprotective #mood stabilizers
-Neurogenesis continues to occur throughout the lifetime in human adult brains, and
defined factors (e.g ... Chronic treatment ... neurotrophins and cell ... survival molecules (e.g ... pro-apoptotic activities (e.g
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
by excretion (e.g ... its metabolism (e.g ... ., uptake by cells ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
extremity, facial ... CSF white blood cell ... Electrodiagnostic studies (Ex EMG ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
theatre should not be ... remember to tailor treatment ... known drug causes (eg ... • Also consider ... , raised intra-cranial