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An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
and bag-valve mask ... Patients should ... continuous vital sign ... Pharmacologic treatment ... The focus is on
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Diagnosis and Management ... Unilateral • Signs ... corticosteroids TREATMENT ... - Typical MS-like ... ON: should be considered
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Diagnosis and Management ... fingers, wrist, elbow ... Tophi on extensor elbows ... double contour sign ... +Radiographic signs
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Bilateral signs ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... , MOG-IgG test should ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in the Neonate

WHY CPAP? 
• Maintain airway patency 
• Helps avoid alveoli
and fit of the mask ... auscultate for signs ... CPAP #Neonate #Management ... #ABCs #ABCDE #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
weird joints (shoulders ... , wrists, elbows ... Wrist, MCP or shoulder ... Acute Pseudogout: Treatment ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management