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Acute limb ischemia (ALI)

Rapid decrease in lower limb blood flow due to acute occlusion of peripheral
Acute limb ischemia ... decrease in lower limb ... coldness of lower limb ... Critical Limb ischemia ... #endovascular #treatment
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
present in upper limb ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Limb- proximal weakness ... insufficiency and life-threatening ... Myasthenia Gravis Treatment ... - Symptomatic Treatment ... Immunomodulating Treatments
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Displacement dictates treatment ... pediatric ortho treatment ... obtain opposite limb ... pediatric ortho treatment
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
ACS, AKI, acute limb ... organ damage • Treatment ... Low calcium • Treatment ... - Hyperkalemia treatment
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
SIADH Treatment ... the ascending limb ... NS boluses at a time ... hyponatremia #nephrology #treatment
Diabetic Myonecrosis (Diabetic Muscle Infarction)
 • Spontaneous ischemic necrosis of skeletal muscle (anterior thigh or calf)
weeks with above treatment ... contralateral limb
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
Frames Upper Limb ... Lower Limb and Pelvis ... to the normal limb ... traction of lower limb ... employed in the treatment
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
rock-hard, board-like ... Stiffness in axial and limb ... dystonia, Focal limb ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Management of SIADH
Treat underlying cause:
 • Causes can include pain, primary lung pathology, post-operative phenomenon, medications,
the ascending limb ... hyponatremia #nephrology #treatment