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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
and Management ... • Changes in mental ... • A prompt treatment ... can improve symptoms ... #Management #neurology
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Rapid Response Management ... and stabilize: AMS ... is just a symptom ... #criticalcare # ... encephalopathy #
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
SARS-CoV-2, 2019 Novel ... emergency 2020-3-12 Diagnosis ... COVID19 #Cheatsheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #Summary ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... may precede the neurologic ... Neurological symptoms ... edema visualized as ... #management #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... headache, altered mental ... : AMS, motor deficits ... rapidly progressive encephalopathy ... • VZV • HIV encephalopathy
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Meningitis, Myelopathy, Encephalopathy ... permeability Diagnosis ... (for secondary APS ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #management #treatment
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... Management Summary ... neuropsychiatric symptoms ... other causes of neurologic ... #Management #treatment
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Syndrome (PICS) Symptoms ... disturbance/loss, Slow mental ... guide targeted treatments ... Syndrome #PICS #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... objective evidence of neurologic ... #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
life • M=F Symptoms ... temperature >40C), mental ... Less common symptoms ... certain drugs (such as ... #Management #treatment