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Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology ... lidocaine, +/- pre-treatment ... sedation • During ... = dilated BV = raises ... Pressure #ICP #Pathophysiology
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
Classification of ... or mutation in genes ... coding for bile ... miscellaneous causes ... #Jaundice #Classification
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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Individualized Treatment ... these injectable agents ... over injectable agents ... MDRTB #management #Treatment ... #pharmacology #dosing
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Immunosuppressive agents ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... with AEDs until cause
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... the offending agent ... before beginning treatment ... #typea #typeb #classification
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
• Caused by splanchnic ... Pathophysiology: ... Exclude other AKI causes ... Classification: ... Treatment Overview
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary
Cardiac Conduction Phases:
Phase 0 - Ventricular Depolarization:
 • Na+ channels open leading to a
Transient K+ efflux moving ... Vaughan Williams Classification ... #Pharmacology #Classification ... #Classes #pathophysiology
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
relapsing fever caused ... TBRF is caused by ... plasmids that contain genes ... Treatment is tetracycline ... initiation of treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
peaks between the ages ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... • Infectious causes ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Immunomodulatory agents
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly: frontal bossing ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... or refractory cases ... Endocrinology #Treatment ... #Pathophysiology