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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... #Differential #Causes ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
21 • Noonan Syndrome ... • Turner Syndrome ... Deprivation • Primary ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... endocrinology #causes
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Causes of Excessive ... Shift Work) Sleep ... Restless Legs Syndrome ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Parkinson's, MS)
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Causes of Hypertension ... taken at home, work ... Hypertension Secondary Causes ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... Hypothyroidism, Primary ... White-coat syndrome ... Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... #Hypertension #Workup
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... diagnosis and treatment ... Non-inflammatory causes ... skull neoplasms (e.g ... consistent with MS
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
cardiac ischaemia primarily ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Obtain a 12-lead ECG ... consultation with cardiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia is usually caused ... Then, ask 3 questions ... to work through ... the underlying cause ... demyelination syndrome
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
thyroid, Sjogren syndrome ... muscles: “myasthenic crises ... Serologic and EMG ... immunologic assay - MuSK ... Myasthenia Crises
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
1) Primary Syphilis ... responsible for most cases ... Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... ulcerated • MSK ... 30 years after primary