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Acute Treatment of Migraine
Mild Attacks: NSAIDs, Simple Analgesics
Moderate/Severe Attacks: Triptans, Ditans, Gepants, Ergots
Non-pharmacologic Treatment: Neuromodulation, Rest,
Acute Treatment ... Gepants, Ergots Non-pharmacologic ... #Migraine #acute ... #treatment #management ... #neurology
Pharmacotherapy for Migraine Prophylaxis 

Who is indicated for migraine prophylaxis? Patients who experience more than 3
despite appropriate acute ... treatment, or those ... contraindications to acute ... Medications #Table #Pharmacology ... #Management #Neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Encephalopathy - Acute ... ) Deficiency - Diagnosis ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment ... #Management #neurology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #AKI #causes #Acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology
Algorithm for the Treatment of Uremic Pruritus
Nonpharmacologic Treatments:
 • Daily topical emollient
 • Avoidance of extremes
Algorithm for the Treatment ... Evidence-Based Off-Label Pharmacologic ... Treatments of Uremic ... nalfurafine 2.5 mcg ... #management #nephrology
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Medications causing Acute ... Sympathomimetics (e.g ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI #Acute ... Medications #Drugs #pharmacology ... #differential #diagnosis
General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
performance for diagnosing ... acute tubular interstitial ... AcuteKidneyInjury #Nephrology ... #CriticalCare
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Vancomycin Associated Acute ... • Drug induced acute ... • Treatment includes ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
death Pursuing a diagnosis ... lead to premature diagnostic ... brain activity on neurologic ... with brain death (e.g ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Encephalopathy - Acute ... Deficiency Clinical Diagnosis ... abnormalities (eg ... B1 #Deficiency #diagnosis ... #criteria #neurology