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Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... usually caused by ... administered (through a peripheral ... options for severe/refractory ... #nephrology #sodium
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Rotary Movement Peripheral ... symptoms/signs, ... #Algorithm #Causes
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
, causes and management ... involvement - Less peripheral ... neuropathy Treatment ... remission - Refractory ... associated with refractory
Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
First line treatment ... may be used in refractory ... cases or for prophylaxis ... Pericarditis #Cardiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
- Cool fluids peripherally ... as they lead to peripheral ... #Hyperthermia #comparison ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... plateletcount), peripheral ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... Refractory ITP, ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
and metabolic causes ... hyperglycemia, hyponatremia ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Comparison
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
with vascular causes ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #findings #signs ... #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
FOR TESTING: • Peripheral ... for secondary causes ... glucocorticoid treatment ... organ-specific signs ... #Differential #diagnosis
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... objective evidence of neurologic ... hormone gel • Refractory ... #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS