18 results
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
treat underlying cause ... (CHF, cirrhosis ... Polydipsia - Beer ... Pulmonary Diseases, CNS ... #diagnosis #nephrology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
based on clinical ... present in 15% of cases ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease caused ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... • Common clinical ... neurosyphilis can be ... Singh @rav7ks #CNS ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
 •
MINIMIZE INs: ... ) to normalize Potassium ... aldosterone states (CHF ... Early nephrologv ... Balance #management #criticalcare
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... nervous system (CNS ... diagnosis and treatment ... Non-inflammatory causes ... MRI lesions and clinical
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
- Atypical Clinical ... sarcoid or other CNS ... inflammatory cause ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Neurology
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
documenting successful treatment ... other antibiotic classes ... no studies have been ... successfully in clinical ... infections 5 however clinical
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... COVID 19 - Zika virus ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... Immune response can be ... transplantation CLINICAL ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... specific therapy, the clinician
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Herpes simplex virus ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology