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In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
published a four-component ... risk factors as a classification ... of the ACC/AHA Classification ... With treatment, ... #Stages #Classes
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
equate that an elevated ... Causes of elevated ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... #typea #typeb #classification
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia is usually caused ... 2) Is ADH elevated ... Treatment: Treatment ... the underlying cause ... #management #nephrology
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Trauma and Spine Classification ... capsule DENIS CLASSIFICATION ... fractures: Don't cause ... spinal deformity or neurologic ... Cauda equina Treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... An elevated white ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... with AEDs until cause
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
neuropsychiatric symptoms • Caused ... rule out other causes ... of neurologic/cognitive ... Initiate empiric treatment ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Classification of ... uropathy, Metabolic causes ... Treatment is aimed ... Diabetes #Insipidus #Classification ... #Types #Nephrology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
• Caused by splanchnic ... Exclude other AKI causes ... Classification: ... Treatment Overview ... Syndrome #Hepatology #Nephrology
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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lidocaine, +/- pre-treatment ... = dilated BV = raises ... Hemorrhage #ICH #elevated ... Pathophysiology #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... peripheral nerve components ... Puncture: - Elevated ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... diagnosis #management #neurology