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Findings in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Different Causes of Meningitis

#CSF #Fluid #Analysis #Interpretation #Meningitis #Normal #Bacterial #Viral
Findings in Cerebrospinal ... Fluid in Different Causes ... Bacterial #Viral #Comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
None • Auditory Findings ... with vascular causes ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #findings #signs ... #symptoms #comparison
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
Potassium-Binding ... hypokalemia); nausea ... aspiration #Potassium #Binding ... #medications #pharmacology ... #table #comparison
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
- Differential Diagnosis ... (Other CN Ill Findings ... pilocarpine • Pharmacologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... pressure, other findings ... based on cause ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #table #comparison
Rapid, increasing signs of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) is an important key feature of NMS. EPS, associated
about 95% of NMS cases ... Laboratory findings ... #Diagnosis #Serotonin ... NeurolepticMalignant #Comparison
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... Some exam findings ... establishing a diagnosis ... the determined cause ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
is an important finding ... limited differential diagnosis ... The most common causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Collapse #Patterns #Comparison
Monkeypox Skin Rash
30 yr F and her 6 yr daughter purchased 2 prairie dogs 10 days
Diagnosis? ... monkeypox.’ 1st human case ... , contaminated bedding ... vesicles→pustules→crusts ... #Monkeypox #SkinRash