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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
, e.g. central line ... there is time to wait ... Plan definitive management ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Management #Workup
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
and Management ... • Changes in mental ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... #Management #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
dysfunction Central ... Impotence - Saddle anesthesia ... loss - Saddle anesthesia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
positional vertigo (BPPV ... (Wallenberg's syndrome ... Syndrome usually ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Causes of Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac - Arrhythmia:
 • Tachyarrhythmia
 • Bradyarrhythmia
 • Supraventricular Tachycardia
Causes of Syncope ... Algorithm Cardiac ... • Sick-Sinus Syndrome ... • Medications Central ... Defecation #Syncope #Neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... • Wide based gait ... #Management #treatment ... #neurology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Diagnosis of ... hyperreactivity • Urologic ... irrigation • Management ... Kidney stones caused ... • Bleeding • Cardiac
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Seizures • Altered mental ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... MANIFESTATIONS: • The cardinal ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
hypotension - Cardiac ... positional vertigo (BPPV ... range of motion, gait ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology