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Downbeat Nystagmus on Physical Exam

65 year old female with new walking difficulty and dizziness. Why downbeat
Downbeat Nystagmus ... Why downbeat nystagmus ... movements seen as DBN ... Hence DBN is a great ... @bobvarkey #DBN
Blood pressure management in acute ischemic stroke - Timeline
Candidate for tPA:
 - Goal SBP <185 AND
Goal SBP <185 AND DBP ... Goal SBP <220 AND DBP
Blood Pressure Targets in Hypertensive Crisis

Timeline:
1 hour: ↓ MAP by 25%, Maintain DBP ≥ 100 mmHg
2-6
25%, Maintain DBP ... SBP 160 mmHg & DBP ... SBP <160 mmHg & DBP
Important Blood Pressure Targets in the ED
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: 
    SBP < 140 -
TPA: SBP < 185, DBP ... TPA: SBP < 180, DBP ... If SBP >220 or DBP
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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as SBP ≥130 or DBP ... , SBP ≥ 140 or DBP ... : SBP ≥ 140 or DBP ... or SBP ≥ 160 or DBP ... : SBP ≥ 160 or DBP
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
Incr fat mass, abn ... - metabolic abn
Heartburn Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Dan Patel, MD @EsophagusDoc

#Heartburn #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Diagnosis Algorithm Dan
Delirium: Top Tips

1. LOOK CAREFULLY FOR DELIRIUM 
2. HARNESS THE POWER OF THE FAMILY 
3. FIND/STOP
Dan Thomas @dan26wales
Classic ECG of acute pericarditis in a young patient with pleuritic chest pain and a viral
Dan Kim @dan___
Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)

Average arterial pressure throughout one cardiac cycle, systole, and diastole. 
Surrogate indicator of
) = DBP ... + 1/3(SBP – DBP ... ) or MAP = DBP ... MAP = SBP + 2 (DBP ... ) + DBP = 1/3 (82