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Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Pathophysiology: • Diffuse spasm ... may precipitate spasm ... troponin elevation Diagnosis ... tests in cath lab Treatment ... #management
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Person Syndrome - Diagnosis ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... #Management #treatment
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Acute dystonia - Spasm ... Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... months or years of treatment ... months or years of treatment ... #pharmacology #management
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... and Management ... hearing loss, spasm ... , Sjogrens Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Clinical Feature of Hypomagnesemia and Magnesium Deficiency
 • Electrolyte Disturbance: Hypokalemia, Hypocalcemia
 • Neuromuscular and central
system: Carpopedal spasm ... Hypomagnesemia #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #Treatment ... #management #Magnesium
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Symptom | Diagnosis ... Diffuse esophageal spasm ... disorder → EGD Treatment ... #Management #gastroenterology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
MUSCULOSKELETAL:, Spasm ... Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS
Management of Jackhammer Esophagus or Esophageal Spasm
Step 1: Assess the severity of the motility disturbance
Step 2:
Management of Jackhammer ... or Esophageal Spasm ... Consider further diagnostics ... Step 4: Medical Management ... Esophagus #Esophageal #Spasm
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
: Testing The diagnosis ... Distal esophageal spasm ... Treatment options ... #Achalasia #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Simplified Diagnostic Algorithm for Tachydysrhythmias

#Tachycardia #Tachydysrhythmias #Management #Treatment #Algorithm #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Simplified Diagnostic ... Tachydysrhythmias #Management ... #Treatment #Algorithm ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis