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Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE)
Score one point for each correct response within each question or activity.

#MMSE #Mini
Mini-Mental Status ... each question or activity ... #MMSE #Mini #Mental ... diagnosis #dementia #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment
Blood pressure control:
 • Aim for 10-25% BP reduction within
Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment ... Blood pressure control ... preferred Seizure control ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome #Treatment ... #Management #Neurology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... granulomas with central ... Lymph nodes • Central ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... granulomas with central ... Lymph nodes • Central ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
Individual factor activity ... Classify severity Treatment ... • General targets ... Serious: 100% factor activity ... by a hemophilia treatment
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
Decreased Inhibitory control ... Altered Thyroid Activity ... -> Decrased central ... serotonin activity ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Major Segments of the Nephron and their Functions 
 - Glomerulus - Formation of glomerular filtrate
Henle's loop (TAL) - Active ... tubule (DCT) - Active ... parathyroid hormone control ... under vasopressin control ... Segments #Function #Pathophysiology
Erectile Dysfunction: Pathogenesis

Erectile Dysfunction - Persistent or recurrent inability to achieve an erection sufficient to achieve
an imbalance of central ... Erectile Dysfunction Neurologic ... diabetes mellitus -> Central ... #Dysfunction #Pathophysiology ... #Urology #Diagnosis
Magnesium Absorption and Pathophysiology 
Magnesium Absorption: 
 • absorbed in the GIT — small intestine, Saturable
Absorption and Pathophysiology ... intestine, Saturable active ... Magnesium #Absorption #Pathophysiology ... Mg #transport #nephrology
Migraine Treatment Overview

 • What is a Migraine?
 • Pathophysiology
 • Common Migraine Triggers
 • Diagnosis
Migraine Treatment ... • Pathophysiology ... Prophylactic Treatment ... #Migraine #Treatment ... #prophylaxis #neurology