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Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
and Nephrotic Syndromes ... Nephritic syndrome—due ... Nephrotic yndrome—podocyte ... May be 10 (eg direct ... Nephritic #Nephrotic #Syndromes
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... skull neoplasms (e.g ... recessive—Usher syndrome ... MS • Other • Syndromes ... #Syndromes #neurology
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus ... by: - drugs (e.g ... neurodegenerative disorders (eg ... Treatment: anticholinergics ... FatimahDandan #Pisa #Syndrome
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... (e.g. haloperidol ... • Serotonin syndrome ... Anticholinergic syndrome ... Sympathomimetic syndrome
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Shift Work) Sleep ... Restless Legs Syndrome ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Disorders • Neurologic ... Disorders (Eg.
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
dysfunctions ( e.g ... Cerebellar dysfunction (e.g ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... Diagnosis #Management #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Stiff Person Syndrome ... Stiff Person Syndrome ... unit activity on EMG ... of diazepam • EMG ... TPO, TTG, etc EMG
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... Hypercalcemia, Cushing's syndrome ... White-coat syndrome ... Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
septic shock (e.g ... resuscitation (e.g ... abdominal compartment syndrome ... choledolithiasis (e.g ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
is thought to be ... cardiac syncope, e.g ... carotid sinus syndrome ... and an initial ECG ... The treatment strategy