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How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
r/o hemorrhage and ... Evaluate underlying cause ... Ruled out other causes ... stroke #workup #diagnosis ... #checklist #neurology
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm and Management ... SCVMCMed #Stroke #CVA ... Algorithm #management #neurology ... #treatment
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
of AVS and negative ... with a central cause ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior #CVA
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
autoantibodies that will cause ... permeability Diagnosis ... prevention (statin for CVA ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #management #treatment
Lupus Nephritis Primer
Class I - Minimal Mesangial
Class II - Mesangial Proliferative
Class Ill - Focal Proliferative
Class IV
MD @MithuRheu and ... Nephritis #SLE #Classification ... #Classes #differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #nephrology
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Diseases - Nephritic and ... RBC casts in urine ... Nephrotic #Syndromes #Classification ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Classification of ... uropathy, Metabolic causes ... Treatment is aimed ... #Types #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
sometimes advanced treatment ... flare ups that cause ... class III and class ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... HeartFailure #Staging #Classification
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... iron release Diagnosis ... functional ID) Treatment ... mortality and CV ... #management #cardiology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... and Treatment ... the underlying cause ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology #sodium