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Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Motor dysfunction: myoclonic ... seizure, primitive ... incontinence, apraxia ... pathophysiology #geriatrics ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
REBEL Review 99: Serotonin Syndrome via Yosuf Alam, MSIV

Presentation: Altered mentd status, Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension, Hyperthermia
mentd status, Seizures ... , Myoclonus, Hypertension ... Hyperthermia (most common cause ... SerotoninSyndrome #management ... #toxicology #REBELEM
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Diagnosis and Management ... no respiratory cause ... ingestion/exposure Symptoms ... Dizziness, Altered, Seizure ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology
Pediatric Button Battery Ingestion
Most serious BB ingestions are not witnessed. Therefore, have a low threshold for
children with symptoms ... Button batteries cause ... Battery #Ingestion #toxicology ... #diagnosis #management ... #Pediatrics
Phencyclidine (PCP) Toxicology

PCP is a dissociative anesthetic abused for its psychoactive effects, reaching peak popularity in
Phencyclidine (PCP) Toxicology ... Wide range of symptoms ... violent behaviours, seizures ... , ataxia, muscle ... #diagnosis #management
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
presyncope, exertional symptoms ... Retinopathy • Clues ... - Stroke - Seizure ... : Ataxia, dysmetria ... Differential #Evaluation #Geriatrics