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Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis ... intensive ❾ Begin active ... monitoring of: core ... #Hyperthermia #Crisis ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Major Physiological Effects of Angiotensin II

Altered Peripheral Resistance
I. Direct vasoconstriction
II. Enhancement of peripheral noradrenergic
neurotransmission:
  A.
aldosterone from adrenal cortex ... expression of proto-oncogenes ... AngiotensinII #Pathophysiology ... #Action
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Mutism Pathophysiology ... the bilateral cortex ... light reflex • Corneal ... • Vestibulo-ocular ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
lobe is unable to cross ... Pathophysiology: ... non-dominant visual cortex ... Agraphia #clinical #neurology ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's Patient on Physical Exam

Alzheimer's is a degenerative, progressive and irreversible disease.
memory, speech and notion ... atrophy of the cortex ... reflex, so it arises ... clinical #video #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... cardiomyopathy, Horner ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
anemia (MAHA) Pathophysiology ... of arteries Management ... Initiate ACEi (short-acting ... #rheumatology #nephrology ... #diagnosis #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... than 2/3 of the cross-sectional ... Vitamin B12 and copper ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Chemical Eye Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Exogenous chemical to the eye and/or adnexa
 • Ammonia, sodium
EMERGENCY: immediate management ... following initial management ... penetration beyond the cornea ... ChemicalInjury #Eye #Ocular ... #opthalmology #pathophysiology
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Recurrent Falls Core ... Cataracts - Macular ... limited range of motion ... Category A: Cerebral Cortex ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology