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How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
a NCCT or • MRI ... w/o contrast ... Cardioembolic: • ECG ... stroke #workup #diagnosis ... #checklist #neurology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... contrast neurotoxicity ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
, long P • ↑ Ca ... #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram ... #differential
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
skull neoplasms (e.g ... (LHON) plus MRI ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology ... noninflammatory #differential ... #diagnosis
Post Cardiac Catheterization Complications
Access site complications
 • Hematoma - Pain, swelling, bruising
 • Retroperitoneal bleed -
presyncope • MI ... JVD • Stroke - Neurologic ... induced nephropathy ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Vascular narrowing on MRA ... /CTA • Anterior ... Reversible course Differential ... #management #neurology
Neurosarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Treatment
 • 5 to 40% of sarcoidosis, Heterogeneous, often inaugural
 • Central
Neurosarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... demyelinating neuropathy ... CSF, Histology, MRI ... , Exclusion of Differential ... Treatment #management #neurology