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Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Torsades de Pointes - Management ... flecainide) • Class 3 ... Hypocalcemia (rarely) Treatment ... 1b (lidocaine)- case ... TorsadesdePointes #TDP #Management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... • Excessive insulation ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... infectious disease caused ... 20-90%, normal ECG ... Standard regimen: Adult ... Regimens: • Adult
Adult ACLS - Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least 2
dose: 1 mg every 3- ... • Endotracheal intubation ... intra-arterial Reversible Causes ... , Thrombosis, (pulmonary ... Algorithm #AHA2020 #management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
loss of smile 3. ... Serologic and EMG ... Evaluate for thymoma 3. ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Adult Cardiac Arrest - ACLS Circular Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least
dose: 1 mg every 3- ... • Endotracheal intubation ... intra-arterial Reversible Causes ... , Thrombosis, (pulmonary ... Algorithm #AHA2020 #management
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... -50, Females 2-3 ... (positive in 2/3 ... #treatment #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Risk factors 3. ... • Treatment of ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
vasculitis in older adults ... with systemic, neurologic ... elicited after 2-3 ... Treatment of GCA ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... embolus 3. ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... #cardiology #treatment