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Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
usually caused by ... 2) Is ADH elevated ... the underlying cause ... up to 3x in the setting ... #management #nephrology
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Trauma and Spine Classification ... fractures: Don't cause ... spinal deformity or neurologic ... Classification ... Cauda equina Treatment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... Hyperuricemia • Hyponatremia ... disease 2. ... Diagnosis #Management #causes ... #treatment #nephrology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... bronchial wall injury ... Most Common Causes ... Digital clubbing (2- ... mycobacteria Treatment
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
rule out other causes ... of neurologic/cognitive ... addition • Grade 2: ... Titrate to maintain 2- ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... diagnosis and treatment ... initial screening test ... Step 2: If TS is ... elevated, HFE gene testing
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... and there are 2 ... components: targeted neurologic ... disposition, even if the cause ... , Head Impulse Test
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
, rhabdo/crush injury ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... only if no clear cause ... : • Calcium 2- ... 10U reg IV + 1-2
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... develops later 2. ... • Infectious causes ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Without treatment ... disappears in 2- ... soles in 50% of cases ... with positive testing ... have positive serology