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Alzheimer's Disease - Summary
 • Epidemiology
 • Pathophysiology
 • Risk Factors
 • Presentation
 • Diagnosis
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Pathophysiology • Risk ... Diagnosis • Treatment ... • Clinical Course ... Summary #diagnosis #management ... #geriatrics
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... chromosome 21) Signs ... pathophysiology #geriatrics ... #diagnosis #signs
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Intubation only if clinically ... monitoring (vital signs ... , clinical appearance ... #Management #CriticalCare
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
kirschneri, noguchii) Risk ... Severe pulmonary disease ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... microbiology #diagnosis #treatment ... #management
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... Romana's sign ... Indeterminate form (No signs ... q12h)x60 days • Pediatric ... 90-120 days • Pediatric
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... incongruous with clinical ... Care #Checklist ... #Hypokalemia #Management ... #CriticalCare
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
HIV-AIDS Preventing Clinical ... with epidemic risk ... Note: Treatment ... and preventing clinical ... #management #opportunistic
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
ulceration or treatment ... Pathophysiology • Risk ... Factors • Clinical ... #Prophylaxis #criticalcare ... #pharmacology #management
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Non-spore-forming Risk ... food, salad bar Clinical ... culture (Invasive disease ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... infectiousdiseases #treatment
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
determining the risk ... further guide management ... orthostatic vital sign ... should be guided by clinical ... The treatment strategy