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Diagnosis and Management of Hypernatremia

#Hypernatremia #Differential #Algorithm #Causes #Nephrology #Diagnosis

** GrepMed Recommended Text: Nephrology Secrets -
Diagnosis and Management ... Differential #Algorithm #Causes ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... : Nephrology Secrets
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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Territory #Symptoms #Signs ... Localization #Effects #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Table ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... Review in Clinical Neurology
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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• S - Saddle anesthesia ... - Emergency Causes ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... #causes #neurology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... #Differential #Causes ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Conditions: • Cauda ... saddle (perineal) anesthesia ... Commonly caused ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
Romberg's Test for ... Meaning: Positive test ... (Romberg's sign ... Observe when patient closes ... #neurology #diagnosis
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
arrest where other causes ... of more of the signs ... as patient is stable ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
positive Romberg sign ... dysfunction, saddle anesthesia ... LMN types) • Cauda ... spinalcord #syndromes #diagnosis ... #neurology
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
alternating light test ... It is a clear sign ... very sensitive diagnostic ... regarding the cause ... Pupillary #Defect #Neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... involvement Cauda ... loss - Saddle anesthesia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology