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Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV

By Dr. Gutwein via @jmcchiefs

#Epley #Maneuver #BPPV #Benign #paroxysmal #positional #vertigo
Maneuver #BPPV #Benign ... positional #vertigo #neurology ... #instructions # ... #physicalexam #management
Pocket Comparison Guide to Heritable Hypertension Syndromes (Secondary Hypertension)

Bartter, Gitelman, Liddle, Primary Aldosteronism, 
GRA (Glucocorticoid Remediable
(Activating MR Mutation ... 2) By Age, Renin ... Table #Diagnosis #Management
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
Maneuver #BPPV #Benign ... positional #vertigo #neurology ... #instructions # ... #physicalexam #management
Lateral Canthotomy - Procedure Instructions
1) Identify the lateral canthus.
Cleanse the area with antiseptic and anesthetize with
Canthotomy - Procedure Instructions ... from the globe to begin ... Canthotomy #Procedure #Instructions ... #Management #Ophthalmology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Severely impaired ambulation ... impairment of ambulation ... SPS #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #neurology
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Presence of CP or PC mutation ... 200,000 IU/mL (begin ... #Indications #management
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential Diagnosis
ECF volume contracted: urine chloride concentration <20 meq/L
 • Gastric alkalosis:
2 inactivating mutation ... ) • Renin-secreting ... Diagnosis #Causes #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... hypovolemia - ↓ Renin ... excretion ± Renin ... clear cause) Management ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Can begin in arms ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... with hypertension being ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology