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Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Drugs • HIV ... Hyperplasia • Constipation ... #Differential #
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... status, and focal neurologic ... - Generally >3 ... #differential #
Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
Lorazepam 0.1 mg/kg IV ... Anti-epileptic #3 ... seizures #management #treatment ... #algorithm #peds ... #pediatrics #neurology
Acute ED Migraine Therapy and Preventative Therapy Algorithm:
Acute migraine
 • IV NS IL bolus then infusion
Preventative Therapy Algorithm ... NS IL bolus then ... 20 mg/min -> Neurology ... • Melatonin 3- ... #treatment #prevention
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Infection - Viral (HIV ... + myoglobin AKI ... obstruction 3. ... #nephrology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
nervous system (CNS ... diagnosis and treatment ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology ... noninflammatory #differential
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
improves CD4 count in 3- ... a decrease in HIV ... pleural effusions, CNS ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Risk factors 3. ... Reversible course Differential ... lines/devices, Constipation ... correction: Levels 2-3
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
gunshot wounds • constipation ... Differential ... cord infarct • HIV ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... , HIV, Hep A/B/CMV ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential