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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Diagnosis Acute ... Dissection, Traumatic Injury ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
 •
Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Injury: • Deliberate ... Accidental* Other: • Acute ... Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ... Pediatrics
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
and treatment can ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... lesions and clinical ... #neurology #noninflammatory ... #differential #
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
and Management ... Statins - ETOH - Infection ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #causes #treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Reversible course Differential ... , ADEM, Acute toxic ... • Treatment of ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Culture (+): Acute ... Injury By: • Early ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... response preceding infection ... axonal form • MRI ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Treatment depends ... Traumatic brain injury ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Management #Workup
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
fibroinflammatory syndrome ... to parenchymal injury ... 1st line: CT or MRI ... sensitivity) Clinical ... #treatment
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
spine • MCC- acute ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... diagnosis #causes ... #neurology