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Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... Serotonin syndrome • Treatment ... Cool damp sponge bath ... peripherally - Cooling ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
❹ Call for MH treatment ... active cooling: ... • Cooling jackets ... iced water. ❿ Begin ... COMPLICATIONS AND OUTLINE TREATMENTS
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 ... Maneuver #BPPV #Benign ... positional #vertigo #neurology
Triptan Selection - Migraine Management
Choosing triptans:
 • Reponse to given triptan do not predict to others
Migraine Management Choosing ... Migraine #Management #treatment ... #neurology #pharmacology ... selection #headache #neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
presentation • Lyme Serology ... TAPE eye shut (patch ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Can begin in arms ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #neurology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
hypovolemia - ↓ Renin ... excretion ± Renin ... Stabilization Treatments ... Redistribution Treatments ... #potassium #nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... with hypertension being ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV

By Dr. Gutwein via @jmcchiefs

#Epley #Maneuver #BPPV #Benign #paroxysmal #positional #vertigo
Epley Maneuver for Treatment ... Maneuver #BPPV #Benign ... positional #vertigo #neurology
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