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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
- Acute B1 (Thiamine ... Criteria (2 of 4): • Changes ... Hyperemesis of pregnancy ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... • A prompt treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
disease and tested positive ... patients with acute ... , early-chronic, ... Preferred Therapy for Acute ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
head in dependent position ... or at work) - acute ... hormone use, vision changes ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... #Dangerous #Deadly
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
This can be fatal ... and metabolic changes ... syndrome • Wernicke encephalopathy ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antipsychotic Drugs Acute ... Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... myoglobinemia; can be fatal ... reversible with early ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
charges are balanced ... charges are balanced ... can easily be fatal ... criticalcare #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... rapidly progressive encephalopathy ... and <25% culture positive ... vomiting, visual changes ... • VZV • HIV encephalopathy