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Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
Diagnosis and Management ... presentation Acute: CNS ... Chronic: dRTA, CNS ... Toluene #Poisoning #Toxicology ... #Treatment
Naloxone for Clonidine Overdose
Indication: Altered mental status, CNS depression or respiratory depression due to clonidine overdose
Dosing:
mental status, CNS ... them may improve CNS ... Naloxone may improve CNS ... Clonidine #Overdose #toxicology ... #management
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
CNS Manifestations ... autoantibodies that will cause ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Naloxone - Toxicology

Adult starting dose:
 - 0.4 mg IV/IM/IO/SQ for non-opioid dependent patients
 - 0.04 mg
Naloxone - Toxicology ... search for other causes ... of CNS depression ... respiratory & CNS ... #Management #Pharmacology
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Diagnosis and Management ... no respiratory cause ... like DKA, sepsis, PNA ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Treatment
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Diagnosis and Management ... sarcoid or other CNS ... inflammatory cause ... Palsy #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #Neurology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... infections are caused ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS ... this morphology Treatment ... #treatment #fungal
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Thromboembolism (7%) • CNS ... + Bleeding Treatment ... Treat primary cause ... #treatment #management ... #hematology
Lithium Toxicity
- Lithium neurotoxicity does not correlate with serum lithium levels; it depends on the concentration
concentration in the CNS ... is important in management ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #Toxicology
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
SIADH Treatment ... colon 5. 0.9% NS ... try giving 0.9% NS ... • Give 250 cc NS ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH #Management