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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... , often from vascular ... in hands) • Posterior ... > Posterior spinal ... #orthopedics #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment
Blood pressure control:
 • Aim for 10-25% BP reduction within
Posterior Reversible ... Encephalopathy Syndrome ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome ... #Treatment #Management ... #Neurology
Algorithm for the management of children with nephrotic syndrome and steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS)

#nephrotic #syndrome
Algorithm for the management ... with nephrotic syndrome ... #nephrotic #syndrome ... steroid #resistant #nephrology ... #peds #pediatrics
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Phrenic nerve injury ... Lambert Eaton Syndrome ... Shellfish poisoning, Meds ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Tonic-clonic Provoked: • Vascular ... thrombosis, Congenital vascular ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Traumatic brain injury ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Posterior Reversible ... Encephalopathy Syndrome ... Immunomodulatory meds ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
of Electrical Injury ... coma, spinal cord injury ... dislocations (posterior ... compartment syndrome ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #Management
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... Intra-Renal: • Vascular ... Acute #Kidney #Injury ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... cortical lesions • Vascular ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... a.k.a. hepatorenal syndrome ... causes: sepsis, meds ... Acute #Kidney #Injury