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Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Hgb 12.5, WBC 14 ... Syndrome: 3d of ... Treatment is tetracycline ... initiation of treatment ... #recurrentis #BloodSmear
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Diagnosis and Management ... • Chronic alcoholism ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... (chronic B1 deficiency ... #neurology #nutrition
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
(Goodpasture's syndrome ... FSGS • Other: Chronic ... #blood #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome ... irrigation • Management ... and nephrotic syndrome ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... - NORMAL CSF WBC ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
thyroid, Sjogren syndrome ... “dropping head syndrome ... inhibition - Chronic ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Diagnosis and Treatment ... Treatment: Treatment ... correction of chronic ... demyelination syndrome ... #management #nephrology
Treatment of Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)
Supplement iron if ferritin <75
Chronic: Dopamine agonists / Gabapentin
Intermittent: Carbidopa-levodopa, low-potency
Treatment of Restless ... Leg Syndrome (RLS ... ferritin <75 Chronic ... #RLS #Treatment ... #management #neurology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Diagnosis and Management ... sex • Metabolic syndrome ... Fluid Testing: • WBCs ... • Acute gout treatment ... Gout #diagnosis #management
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Chronic CPP Crystal ... Synovial Fluid: • WBCs ... Acute Pseudogout: Treatment ... Crowned Dens Syndrome ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management