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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Diagnosis and Management ... • Oculomotor dysfunctions ... • Cerebellar dysfunction ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Deficiency #Diagnosis #Management
Graves' Disease Treatment
Thionamides (mainly methimazole)
 • Chance of remission in up to 2 years
 • No
Graves' Disease Treatment ... • No thyroid dysfunction ... Graves #Disease #Treatment ... #Management #endocrinology
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... and Bloating - Treatment ... • Pelvic Floor Dysfunction ... Distension #Bloating #Management ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Treatment
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... and right heart dysfunction ... ineffective) #Management ... dCHF #Diastolic #Treatment
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
64%) • Renal dysfunction ... • Respiratory dysfunction ... + Bleeding Treatment ... diagnosis #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Encephalopathy, Cognitive Dysfunction ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Susac Syndrome - Clinical Triad
 - Central nervous system dysfunction
 - Branch retinal artery occlusion
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nervous system dysfunction ... arterioles - Treatment ... Triad #Diagnosis #Management
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
underlying renal dysfunction ... • Treatment includes ... toxicology #diagnosis #management
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)
•	Non-specific (infections vs non-infectious)
•	≥2 of the following:
o	Temp >38°C or <36°C
o	HR >90 bpm
o	RR
Sepsis • Organ dysfunction ... hypoperfusion/organ dysfunction ... >2 mmol/L Management ... recognition & treatment
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
bladder/ bowel dysfunction ... imaging as needed Treatment ... Abscess #diagnosis #management