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Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
Status Epilepticus ... seizures without complete ... Lorazepam 0.1 mg/kg IV ... #treatment #algorithm ... peds #pediatrics #neurology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... multiple myeloma) • Urate ... • Drugs • HIV ... antibodies • Immune-complex ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... for Convulsive Status ... for reversible cause ... Epilepticus #Treatment #Algorithm ... #Management #Neurology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Assess volume status ... hyponatremia is a complex ... through a peripheral IV ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... for reversible cause ... ADVANCED AIRWAY MANAGEMENT ... #Convulsive #management ... #neurology #seizures
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
electrolytes, urea ... investigations depending on clinical ... hepatitis serology, HIV ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... therapy Herpes Simplex ... altered mental status ... Demyelinating disease caused ... periventricular areas
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

Which of the following is the most common etiology for this
Echocardiogram ... in the United States ... particularly lung, breast ... #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #clinical
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... socioeconomic status ... Immunocompromised host (HIV ... • Anorexia, Nausea ... routine O&P • Clinical
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... walking to nearly complete ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... • Weakness: Starts ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management