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Algorithm for the Treatment of Parkinson Disease With Predominant Postural Instability and Gait Impairment

#Management #Neurology #Parkinsons
Predominant Postural Instability ... Impairment #Management ... Parkinsons #Disease #Medication ... #Treatment #Initiation
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... Unresponsiveness/coma, Inability ... trigger breath, Inability ... Ventilation #diagnosis #management ... #indications #pulmonary
BiPAP Initiation Algorithm
Screen for contraindications:
 • Obtundation (unarousable)
 • Inability to wear a mask (wounds)
 •
BiPAP Initiation ... unarousable) • Inability ... hemoptysis, Copious pulmonary ... BiPAP #BiLevel #Initiation ... #Algorithm #management
Severe Asthma Exacerbation
Signs of a Severe Asthma Exacerbation:
 • Vitals: ↑HR ↑RR ↓SpO2
 • High work
↓SpO2 • High work ... muscle use • Inability ... with increased work ... #CriticalCare #pulmonary ... ventilation #mechanical #management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... 15 days of ATRA initiation ... • Differential ... APML #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
caused by the inability ... 3 questions to work ... approach to the differential ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Hemodynamic instability ... Absolute warfarin indications ... AFib #diagnosis #management
Management of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICI) Induced Cardiotoxicity
Problem - Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are associated with
Management of Immune ... offending agent and initiation ... decompensation, hemodynamic instability ... requiring intravenous medications ... days - Consider initiating
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
cytopenias, and clonal instability ... cardiovascular or pulmonary ... in MDS-related indications ... for MDS-related indications ... #algorithm #hematology
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
cardiogenic) - Pulmonary ... arthritis - Joint instability ... Contributing Factors • Medications ... Falls #Diagnosis #Differential