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An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
of active seizures ... and bag-valve mask ... Pharmacologic treatment ... The focus is on ... #Emergency #Neurology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... organ system: • Pleura ... Skeletal system • Pericardium ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... organ system: • Pleura ... Skeletal system • Pericardium ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Binder) • Use POCUS ... PTX/HTX and/or pericardial ... • If active bleeding ... need For blood, activate ... Survey #CABCDE #management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Excessive glutamate activity ... diagnosis column Treatment ... by decreasing activity ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... decreased renal perfusion ... kidney tubular cells ... #nephrology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
ducts Clinical ... Xerotrachea • NSIP: Pleural ... thickening or effusion ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
initiation Clinical ... pulmonary infiltrates, pleural ... effusions, CNS ... • Persistently active ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential