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Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
play a role in treatment ... although generally done ... • Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... #Steroids #Indications ... #treatment
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... , Infection, Autoimmune ... SCVMCMed #AKI #Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Treatment of Migraine

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#Migraine #Treatment #management #neurology #headache #medications
Acute Treatment ... #Migraine #Treatment ... #management #neurology ... #headache #medications
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... a.k.a. hepatorenal syndrome ... disease - Post-infectious ... Urinary tract infection ... • Medications
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... ventilation, ARDS acute ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Pharmacology #Management #Treatment ... #Indications
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
encephalopathy Acute ... : - Primary Neurologic ... Inflammatory (Acute ... demyelination), Infectious ... paraneoplastic syndromes
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
: Acute viral hepatitis ... hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications ... ), Budd-Chiari syndrome ... : Acute cholecystitis ... , Acute cholangitis
Acute Treatment of Migraine
Mild Attacks: NSAIDs, Simple Analgesics
Moderate/Severe Attacks: Triptans, Ditans, Gepants, Ergots
Non-pharmacologic Treatment: Neuromodulation, Rest,
Acute Treatment ... Non-pharmacologic Treatment ... Rest, Hydration, Meditation ... #Migraine #acute ... #neurology
Pharmacotherapy for Migraine Prophylaxis 

Who is indicated for migraine prophylaxis? Patients who experience more than 3
headache days in one ... despite appropriate acute ... treatment, or those ... #Prophylaxis #Medications ... Pharmacology #Management #Neurology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... • Bone marrow ... risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... transformation to acute ... only curative treatment