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Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... Cool damp sponge bath ... peripherally - Cooling ... comparison #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Triptan Selection - Migraine Management
Choosing triptans:
 • Reponse to given triptan do not predict to others
Selection - Migraine Management ... Choosing triptans ... Triptans #Migraine #Management ... #treatment #neurology ... selection #headache #neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Diagnosis and Management ... delayed recovery Management ... TAPE eye shut (patch ... Palsy #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #Neurology
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
Epley Maneuver for Treatment ... patient is now looking ... positional #vertigo #neurology ... instructions #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... particularly those coming ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
of the nerves coming ... receive proper treatment ... is no mainstay treatment ... HZO #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #neurology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... Diuretics; High-Ceiling ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
• Coughing • Choking ... • Muscular or neurologic ... disorder → EGD Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV

By Dr. Gutwein via @jmcchiefs

#Epley #Maneuver #BPPV #Benign #paroxysmal #positional #vertigo
Epley Maneuver for Treatment ... positional #vertigo #neurology ... instructions #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #management
Foster Maneuver (half somersault maneuver) for Treatment of BPPV
Some patient find this maneuver more easier with
maneuver) for Treatment ... look up at the ceiling ... positional #vertigo #neurology ... instructions #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #management