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In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
published a four-component ... of the ACC/AHA Classification ... With treatment, ... #Stages #Classes ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
for aggressive treatment ... epilepticus which may cause ... thirty minutes (Zaccara ... epilepticus may cause ... #Management #Neurology
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
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Diagnosis and Management ... rule out other causes ... of neurologic/cognitive ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... An elevated white ... • Treatment of ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Pathophysiology ICH Management ... 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
peripheral nerve components ... Puncture: - Elevated ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... with SPS have elevated ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... #treatment #neurology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
) Classification ... Inflammatory marker elevated ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... lymphoma #diagnosis #classification ... hematology #oncology #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
CSF pleocytosis, elevated ... • Infectious causes ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential