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Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial ... testing for patients ... or alternative complement ... #glomerular #testing ... nephrotic #nephritic #nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial ... testing for patients ... or alternative complement ... workup #diagnosis #initial ... #testing #nephrology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Intensity: Severe initially ... Intermittent episodes lasting ... continuous and lasting ... upbeat (fast phase beating ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
infection precedes initial ... vertigo usually lasting ... with significant neurologic ... attacks with varying neurologic ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
disorders • Testing ... diazepam • EMG testing ... Treatment: • Initial ... • Resistant to Initial ... Management #treatment #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... thrombosis Testing ... 25% BP reduction initially ... diagnosis #management #neurology