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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
• Serotonin Syndrome ... SSRI Withdrawal Syndrome ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Vomiting Serotonin Syndrome ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... lumbar spine Signs ... not have to be bilateral ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
sarcoid Lofgren Syndrome ... polyarthralgias Heerfordt syndrome ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... Stages #Staging #Signs ... #Symptoms #Summary
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome ... (PICS) Symptoms ... illness - Prior psychiatric ... #PICS #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... - Respiratory symptoms ... - Bilateral ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Refeeding Syndrome ... Risk of Refeeding Syndrome ... source; oral, enteral ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... at the time of diagnosis ... • Natural history ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Signs
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... and signs below ... Tract Lesions: • Bilateral ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... spinalcord #disorders #diagnosis
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... dysfunction to the bilateral ... • Examine for signs