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Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Algorithm and Management ... Dysplasia, Moyamoya, Blood ... Disorders - ... #neurology #treatment
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Pharmacological Treatment ... of Hepatorenal Syndrome ... Alpha agonist incr blood ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #Nephrology #Management
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... diagnosis and treatment ... optica spectrum disorder ... #neurology #inflammatory ... #differential #
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment
Blood pressure control:
 • Aim for 10-25% BP reduction within
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... (PRES) - Treatment ... Blood pressure ... #Treatment #Management ... #Neurology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... , Seizure disorders ... thrombosis and/or blood-brain ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
(Goodpasture's syndrome ... Renal #Transplant #differential ... diagnosis #kidney #blood ... #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
effective arterial blood ... • Low Urine Cl ... • High Urine Cl ... urine #potassium #differential ... algorithm #diagnosis #nephrology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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constipation Differential ... wink test - reflex ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... rare autoimmune disorder ... phospholipids • Blood ... to be present Treatment ... APS #diagnosis #management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
an autoimmune disorder ... thyroid, Sjogren syndrome ... life-threatening Differential ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology