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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... : - Excessive glutamate ... cellular function Clinical ... ALS involves: (1) ... likelihood of this 1.
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... A/B • GDH - Glutamate ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
#Adrenaline
#Noradrenaline
#Dopamine
#Serotonin
#GABA
#Acetylcholine
#Glutamate
#Endorphins
Acetylcholine #Glutamate
Carbamazepine Toxicity

Carbamazepine (CBZ) is an antiepileptic drug commonly prescribed for seizure disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic pain,
Inhibition of glutamate
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
 • 2 or more attacks, 2 or more lesions
Clinical evidence ... more attacks, 1 ... CNS site) • 1 ... CNS site) • 1 ... attack, 1 lesion
Second Degree AV Block - Type 1 (wenckebach) #Clinical #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Mobitz #TypeI #Type1 #Wenckebach
AV Block - Type 1 ... (wenckebach) #Clinical
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
criteria OR • 1 ... • Presence of 1 ... major and 1 minor ... clinical criteria ... antibody titer > 1:
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
Heart Failure 1 ... H Hypertension 1 ... Diabetes Mellitus 1 ... A Age >65 1 ... Category Female 1
Schema for documenting a type 1 MI, type 2 MI, or non-MI troponin elevation based on
documenting a type 1 ... elevation based on clinical
Likelihood Ratios - Probability
Remember 2/5/10 and 15/30/45:
 • LR of 2 increases the probability by 15%
by 45% Remember 1/ ... 2, 1/5, and 1/10 ... • LR of 1/2 decreases ... by 15% • LR of 1/ ... by 30% • LR of 1/