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Acute Ischemic Stroke Diagnosis and Management

#Ischemic #Stroke #Acute #Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Acute Ischemic Stroke ... Diagnosis and Management ... #Ischemic #Stroke ... #Acute #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
and Management ... Immediate Workup ... Ischemic Stroke ... #diagnosis #differential ... #neurology #CVA
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
causes: sepsis, meds ... prolonged prerenal AKI ... - Strong Medicine ... Classification #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
(AKI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... necrosis) • Ischemic ... debris • Kidney stone ... #nephrology
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
- Differential Diagnosis ... t-PA, heparin Acute ... acidosis, DKA Kidney Disease ... : • AKI, CKD ... #phosphate #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Management ... Medications → Stop meds ... - Strong Medicine ... #Acute #Kidney
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
GrepMed Handbook Acute ... , facial nerve ischemia ... and Workup: • ... symptoms): MRI+gad (stroke ... #Neurology
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
and Management ... severity Treatment - Acute ... Avoid meds that ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... Heat injury, Heat stroke ... perfusion → renal ischemia ... of underlying disease
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
hyponatremia, AKI ... failure, esp in work-up ... /management of shock ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare