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Bell's Palsy Overview - Diagnosis and Treatment

The most common cause of unilateral facial paralysis

#Diagnosis #Management #Bells
Bell's Palsy Overview ... Diagnosis and Treatment ... The most common cause ... #Bells #Palsy #Treatment
Spinal Epidural Abscess Overview

Infection in the epidural space - often caused by bacteremia or direct spread
Epidural Abscess Overview ... space - often caused ... osteomyelitis), can cause ... Diagnostics and Treatment
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Refeeding Syndrome Overview ... Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused ... changes and may cause ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... are the leading cause
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Coagulation (DIC) Overview ... + Bleeding Treatment ... Treat primary cause ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes ... #treatment #management
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Hyperthyroidism Overview ... ↑ AST/ALT • Treatment ... tenderness Treatment ... hyperthyroidism #causes
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Equina Syndrome Overview ... - Emergency Causes ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Anti-Pseudomonal - Antibiotics Class Overview

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a non-fermenting Gram-negative bacillus that inhabits a variety of
Antibiotics Class Overview ... soil, water) and causes ... patients (common cause ... empiric Pseudomonas treatment ... Antibiotics #Review #Overview
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Syndrome (PRES) Overview ... epilepticus Treatment ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... with AEDs until cause
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia - Overview ... and petechiae Causes ... aplastic anemia Treatment
Sepsis Treatment Overview #Management #EM #IM #PCC #Sepsis #Overview #BMJ
Sepsis Treatment ... Overview #Management ... #PCC #Sepsis #Overview