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Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
 •
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... • Withdrawal symptoms ... , tachycardia, nausea ... tremor, insomnia, seizure ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
severe clinical ... overload) Other Symptoms ... Rhabdomyolysis • Seizures ... heart failure • Epilepsy ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment
Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm for alcohol withdrawal

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-Phenobarbital monotherapy has numerous advantages
into meaningful clinical ... fails to achieve clinical ... Alternative causes ... disorder and avoid seizure ... Management #Alcohol #EtOH
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
• Headache • Seizures ... • Headache • Seizures ... Neurological symptoms ... Constipation, Seizures ... 2-3 mEq/L • Seizures
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... exertion/training - Seizures ... - Statins - ETOH ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... : • Triad of symptoms
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... personality change, seizures ... complaints or seizures ... aphasia, and/or seizures
Alcohol Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
The onset of alcohol withdrawal generally begins 6-24 hours after the
Alcohol Withdrawal: Clinical ... hallucinations -> seizures ... Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures ... Risk of having seizures ... progress to DT if seizures
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
patients who have treatment-resistant ... effect on negative symptoms ... Clozapine is known to cause ... neutropenia - seizures ... Toxicity #Diagnosis #Pharmacology
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
prior to onset of symptoms ... calcifications cause ... seizures. ... Patients with seizures ... Intraparenchymal NCC: seizures
Prediction of Alcohol Withdrawal Severity Scale (PAWSS)

Part B: Based on patient interview: 

1. Have you ever
alcohol withdrawal seizures ... rehabilitation treatment ... or out-patient treatment ... Part C: Based on clinical ... Alcohol #Withdrawal #EtOH