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Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... and Workup: • ... No additional workup ... #Management #Treatment ... #Neurology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Tularemia - Diagnosis ... : Serology (preferred ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
brain, eye, and ear ... important, as early diagnosis ... and treatment can ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology ... #differential #diagnosis
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis ... Diagnosis: • Mildly ... trend response to treatment ... #Coccidioides #Diagnosis ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
BCNIE Diagnostic ... factors: - Serology ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis ... #differential #workup ... #infectiousdiseases
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
cases/100,000 per year ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... Barre #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #neurology
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
spinal deformity or neurologic ... able to weight bear ... Unable to weight bear ... Cauda equina Treatment ... #Orthopedics #diagnosis
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... 3 questions to work ... Treatment: Treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology #sodium
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Muscular or neurologic ... disorder URGENT WORKUP ... disorder → EGD Treatment ... gastroenterology #workup