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Algorithm for the Treatment of Parkinson Disease With Predominant Postural Instability and Gait Impairment

#Management #Neurology #Parkinsons
Algorithm for the Treatment ... Instability and Gait ... Impairment #Management ... #Neurology #Parkinsons ... Disease #Medication #Treatment
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential ... effect following treatment ... Thrombocytosis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Causes of Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)

#Pulseless #Electrical #Activity #PEA #Differential #Diagnosis
Diagnosis and Treatment ... of Common Causes ... Activity #PEA #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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• Blood smear: Differential ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
SSRI Initiation
How long before increasing dose?
 • 4 wks. Initial response in 2-4 wks, max response
transient Gl upset (nausea ... cross-titration need to wait ... Paroxetine: Weight gain ... depression #psychiatry #treatment ... #management
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... acute leukemia Management ... only curative treatment ... #treatment #hematology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Diagnosis and Management ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Deficiency #Diagnosis #Management ... #neurology #nutrition
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
Abdominal Pain - Differential ... GI, infectious, hematologic ... , urologic, gynecologic ... extra-abdominal causes ... #Localization #Causes
Disorders of Pigmentations - Hypopigmentation and Hyperpigmentation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

HYPOPIGMENTATION
Diffuse Congenital - Generalized hypopigmentation of
Hyperpigmentation - Differential ... Congenital: • Café au lait ... disorders #skin #dermatology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes ... and Treatment ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Treatment ... #Management