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gestational diabetes algorithm
#Infant #Diabetic #Mother #Pediatrics #Neonatology #IDM #NICU #OBGYN #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology #Maternal #Complications #Peds #Newborn
gestational diabetes ... #Mother #Pediatrics ... OBGYN #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Maternal #Complications ... #PatientInfo #Management
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
brainstem syndromes ... Hypothalamic or thalamic syndromes ... pain • Extra-CNS complications ... erythematosus, Sjögren syndrome ... Manifestations #diagnosis #neurology
Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
hyperviscosity syndrome ... Diabetes, hyperlipidemia ... penile trauma Some other ... Priapism #Diagnosis #Management ... #Urology #Differential
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Complete loss of motor ... injury, Preserved motor ... upper and lower motor ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #orthopedics #neurology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
hypertension suggests either ... Ureterosigmoidostomy, Diabetic ... , Gitelman's syndrome ... acid, Liddle's syndrome ... algorithm #causes #nephrology
Hepatorenal Syndrome Treatment
Volume expansion: 
 • Albumin (typical dose = 1g/kg on day 1 +/- day
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... Vasoconstrictors, either ... #Hepatorenal #Syndrome ... #Treatment #management ... #HRS #nephrology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
life threatening complications ... K wasting from other ... ↓ Aldosterone: Syndrome ... , Gitelman syndrome ... differential #potassium #nephrology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Refeeding Syndrome ... severe clinical complications ... Poorly controlled diabetes ... volume overload) Other ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Pathophysiology ... of continuous motor ... SPS #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology