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Management of SIADH
Treat underlying cause:
 • Causes can include pain, primary lung pathology, post-operative phenomenon, medications,
Management of SIADH ... Salt tablets: • Start ... With lower Na, increase ... the colon 0.9% Normal ... #hyponatremia #nephrology
Do you start Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs) on a first time seizure?

SHINE Mnemonic:
 • first seizure occurred
Do you start Anti-Epileptic ... Drugs (AEDs) on ... Remote Symptomatic Cause ... neuro-Imaging • abnormal ... #Algorithm #Neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... injury • Gait is abnormal ... Cauda equina- decreased ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... differential #algorithm
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... • Weakness: Starts ... Oculomotor Weakness • Decreased ... CSF PROTEIN - NORMAL ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... values increase ... Start steroids if ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
- Reflexes: decreased ... • Bilateral signs ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... • Infectious causes ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm ... Adjunctive meds ... q 6 hours PRN nausea ... withdrawal/pain ● Decrease ... #Treatment #Management