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Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Muscular dystrophy, Myotonic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Enteral Nutrition - ICU One Pager
 • When to start enteral feeds
 • When NOT to
Enteral #Nutrition #criticalcare ... #icu #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #management
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
- Differential Diagnosis ... three clinical diagnoses ... Ophthalmoplegia migraine Myogenic ... Mitochondrial myopathy • Myotonic ... Syndrome #Ptosis #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Kearns-Sayre syndrome - Myotonic ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antipsychotic Drugs Acute dystonia ... Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... choreoathetosis or dystonia ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #management
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
- Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis is primarily ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #nephrology
Delirium in the ICU

Defining delirium
Types of delirium
Consequences of delirium
Reversible causes of delirium
Drug-induced delirium
Non-pharmacologic management of delirium
Pharmacologic
management of delirium ... Pharmacologic ... management of delirium ... #management #criticalcare ... #diagnosis
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... and Management ... definitive guide to diagnosis ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis ... #potassium #nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #causes ... #treatment #nephrology