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Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
IV • Rapid onset ... IV) • Rapid onset ... IV bolus can cause ... • Does not cause ... #pharmacology #management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
2013) ● Acute onset ... there is no clear cause ... Management ● Early ... ● Supportive management ... the underlying cause
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... : • Abrupt onset ... • Maximal at onset ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Diagnosis and Management ... Temporal: Rapid onset ... severity, prolonged onset ... CNS inflammatory cause ... Palsy #Diagnosis #Management
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Neurologic Sx O - Onset ... #differential #causes ... primary #secondary #management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
insufficiency • New-onset ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... to 7 days after onset ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
SLE+++, Adult-onset ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... 100 mg/m2) : in case ... emergency, ICU in case ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
acetylcholine receptors • Onset ... More likely to cause ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... countries (11-24 cases ... 4) Average age onset ... symptoms are not caused ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... involves: (1) limb-onset ... ; (2) bulbar-onset ... Escorial criteria uses ... neurology #diagnosis #management