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Cerebral Salt Wasting vs SIADH - Pathophysiology 
1) Neurological event
2) Sodium loss from tubules
3) Naturiesis →
Cerebral Salt Wasting ... Neurological event 2) ... Sodium loss from ... #diagnosis #nephrology ... #hyponatremia #
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
, Dehydration: neurologic ... water unavailable 2) ... patients at risk for cerebral ... #management #nephrology ... #sodium
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
left posterior cerebral ... Pathophysiology: ... hemianopsia (often) 2. ... #clinical #neurology ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
and Treatment ... 2) Is ADH elevated ... Treatment: Treatment ... #management #nephrology ... #sodium
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology ... they increase cerebral ... volume and ICP 2. ... lidocaine, +/- pre-treatment ... #neurology #neurosurgery
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
SIADH Treatment ... Basically anything 2. ... promoting passive sodium ... SIADH #Management #hyponatremia ... #nephrology #treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... both posterior cerebral ... epilepticus Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... /constipation, hyponatremia ... demyelination features (2) ... #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... others (botox, sodium ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #neurology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Pathophysiology: ... >2.5 mg/dL in <2 ... • Urine sodium ... Treatment Overview ... Syndrome #Hepatology #Nephrology