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Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Classification of ... , Trauma, Surgery ... uropathy, Metabolic causes ... Treatment is aimed ... Diabetes #Insipidus #Classification
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment ... Ulcers: • Treatment ... by case) • Surgery ... #Syndrome #Treatment ... #management #pharmacology
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
during ocular surgery ... for Alzheimer's disease ... moderate to severe disease ... in ophthalmic surgery ... Cholinergic #Agonists #Pharmacology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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with appropriate antimicrobial ... therapy • Antimicrobial ... treatment is generally ... Demyelinating disease ... caused by the JC
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
Penetration of Antimicrobials ... documenting successful treatment ... other antibiotic classes ... #Antimicrobials ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
urine, sweat) - its ... presentations and disease ... regional ischemia, surgery ... before beginning treatment ... #typea #typeb #classification
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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Individualized Treatment ... children with TB disease ... MDRTB #management #Treatment ... #antimicrobials ... #regimens #pharmacology
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... and Signs: 50% pts ... of anesthesia, surgery ... disease: Management ... management and then surgery
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Septic emboli cause ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... antibiotics • Surgery ... Viridans Surgery ... of appropriate antimicrobial
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
of about three cases ... ) Classification ... number of sites of disease ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... lymphoma #diagnosis #classification