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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... and risk-stratification ... only curative treatment ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... #Management #treatment
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
(SPS) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Treatment: • ... #Management #treatment ... #neurology
Threshold for Initiating Exchange Transfusion by Risk Stratum. Bhutani et al. Pediatrics. 1999.

#Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Management
Pediatrics. 1999 ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Neonatal #Jaundice ... Hyperbilirubinemia #Risk #Stratification
Tetralogy of Fallot Summary
 • Anatomy
 • Incidence
 • Pathophysiology
 • Presentation
 • Common Variants
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Associated Genetic Syndromes ... Tetralogy #Fallot #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #peds #pediatrics ... #treatment
Assess risk for developing subsequent neurotoxicity.

This will tell you: a) phototherapy or b) exchange transfusion

#Peds #Pediatrics
transfusion #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Neonatal #Jaundice ... Hyperbilirubinemia #Risk #Stratification
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
manifestations • Neonatal ... block • Sjogren syndrome ... severe disease Treatment ... #SLE #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #management
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... Antibiotics #Risk #Stratification
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
and Management ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... #Management #neurology
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 ... #Management #Treatment ... #Neurology
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Acute dystonia - Spasm ... Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... tremor ("rabbit syndrome ... months or years of treatment ... #pharmacology #management