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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria ... dysfunctions ( e.g ... Cerebellar dysfunction (e.g ... Any risk factor ... #neurology #nutrition
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
pre-existing history or risk ... trolley and 12-lead ECG ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Obtain a 12-lead ECG ... #Workup
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
How do you work ... ischemic CVA (core ... Cardioembolic: • ECG ... CVA 2) No major-risk ... diagnosis #checklist #neurology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential ... hypertension and no other risk ... factors (eg, obesity ... hypertension (eg ... hypertension (eg
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy (e.g ... Risk Factors and ... Prognostic Markers • Risk ... no consensus on risk ... Risk of recurrence
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
epidemiological risk ... epidemiologic risk ... factors: - Serology ... special stains (e.g ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
and positioning (e.g ... analgesia (consider risk ... Endocrine cause (eg ... #Hypotension #Differential ... #Workup
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
The differential ... , Dehydration: neurologic ... patient weight (eg ... puts patients at risk ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
a negative ED work-up ... Personalized 30-day risk ... communication of 30-day risk ... natural frequency (e.g ... #Cardiology #EM
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Dysphagia- increased risk ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management