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Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
 -
Location - Anterior vs ... - AICA - PCA ... Strokes #Syndromes #CVA ... #Diagnosis #Table ... GrepMed Recommended Text
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
review • Physical exam ... Evaluate underlying cause ... Detected on NCCT vs ... stroke #workup #diagnosis ... #checklist #neurology
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Trial - Management Algorithm ... Angina Stress Test ... ischemia -> Coronary CTA ... revascularization (PCI ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... The evaluation should ... hearing loss Exam ... cause unknown) ... , CVA • Infectious
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... dependent DM ACS ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... stratification #diagnosis
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... components: targeted neurologic ... #Diagnosis #AVS ... #Posterior #CVA ... #HINTS #Exam #Vestibular
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
- Emergency Causes ... Diastematomyelia Physical Exam ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... #causes #neurology
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
have led to an algorithmic ... fantastically useful test ... diagnostic step ... witnessed many cases ... BigTrauma #BeforeCT #Checklist
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Miller Fischer and PCB ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... #management #neurology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Algorithm Polycythemia ... an underlying cause ... heme (bleeding), CV ... Best to have an ... #Algorithm #workup