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Diagnostic Algorithm for the Patient with Seizure in the Emergency Department
Does the history suggest a seizure?
additional symptoms (eg ... speech abnormality, etc ... such as: - Syncope ... #Seizure #management ... #Neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Summary - GrepMed ... and Workup: • ... No additional workup ... inflammatory cause) • EMG ... #Neurology
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
younger than other ACS ... Raynaud, migraine, etc ... changes on tele/ECG ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Muscular or neurologic ... disorder URGENT WORKUP ... #Management #gastroenterology ... #workup
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... /management of shock ... note, discharge summary ... get an EKG and ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
CM5 continuous ECG ... as soon as possible ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management ... Summary Epidemiology ... antibody that works ... #Management #treatment ... #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
) Summary ALS: combination ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... Other possible diagnosis ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Complexes (PVC's) - Summary ... ., long QT syndrome ... Differential Diagnosis ... Complexes #PVCs #PVC #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary ... syndromes such as ... Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ... objective evidence of neurologic ... #management #neurology