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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
to chronic lung disease ... • Oxygen • Treatment ... Cardiology #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Management
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
Immunosuppression (e.g ... few or absent AFB ... , and numerous AFB ... Treatment Regimen ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
metastases, Infection (e.g ... Metabolic causes (e.g ... , Drugs (e.g., lithium ... Treatment is aimed ... Classification #Types #Nephrology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
vasoconstriction (e.g ... Vascular occlusion (e.g ... related to kidney e.g ... or drugs e.g. ... AIN) • Drugs (e.g
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Dysplasias • (e.g ... • Cushing's Disease ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... Transplant Chronic Disease ... • GI (e.g.
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
mainly AQP4-lgG disease ... brainstem syndromes (e.g ... disturbances, facial ... ; e.g. narcolepsy ... Manifestations #diagnosis #neurology
Management Algorithm for Confusion
- Substrate verification, glucose, oxygen checks
- Toxidrome present
- Focal findings on neurologic examination
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Focal findings on neurologic ... electrolytes, CXR, ECG ... (might include cranial
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
unit activity on EMG ... of diazepam • EMG ... TPO, TTG, etc EMG ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... #neurology
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
cardiac syncope, e.g ... structural heart disease ... and an initial ECG ... the underlying disease ... The treatment strategy
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
Cardioembolic: • ECG ... +/- TEE (high Afib ... v Holter (r/o Afib ... diagnosis #checklist #neurology