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Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Decompensated CHF ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment ... #management
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
3 questions to work ... approach to the differential ... include vaptans (HF ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #management #nephrology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Treatment depends ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... with AEDs until cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis and Workup ... or refractory cases ... Endocrinology #Treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... • Infectious causes ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... Clinical Manifestations ... antibody that works ... #treatment #neurology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... May have typical HF ... #cardiology #treatment
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... hormones that work ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare