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Pruritus Treatment Algorithm for Hemodialysis Patients 

Non-PharmacoIogicaI Measures 
 • Use gentle soap e.g. Dove
Pruritus Treatment ... Algorithm for Hemodialysis ... except if other areas ... Generalized Itchiness Oral ... Uremia #Management #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... electrolytes, urea ... investigations abnormal ... investigations depending on clinical ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... CSF PROTEIN - NORMAL ... #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
transplantation CLINICAL ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... protein with a normal ... - Of note, normal ... and cauda equina TREATMENT
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... transitioning to oral ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... injury • Gait is abnormal ... reflexes: Areflexia ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... differential #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Clinical • Under-recognized ... sx overlap with normal ... Postpartum Period • Breast-feeding ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Tongue Fasciculations in Kennedy's Disease

A man in his 40’s with progressive nasal twang, dysphagia and weakness
shows a pectoral crease ... Treatment is symptomatic ... expectancy is normal ... Kennedys #Disease #clinical ... #physicalexam #neurology