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Medications associated with neuroleptic malignant syndrome

First-generation and second-generation antipsychotics are dopamine receptor antagonists, which produce a
single dose of an agent ... after years of treatment ... with the same agent ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Medications #Drugs #Causes
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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• Blood smear: Differential ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause ... Immunosuppressive agents ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Avoid vasodilating agents ... lidocaine, +/- pre-treatment ... sedation • During ... = dilated BV = raises ... Pathophysiology #neurology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Causes of Hyponatremia ... - Differential ... deficiency, Salt-losing ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #nephrology
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential ... L-lactate - produced during ... salicylate toxicity causes ... Acidosis #HAGMA #Differential ... GOLDMARK #mnemonic #nephrology
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
frequently benign causes ... syncope (ruling out differential ... life-threatening causes ... serious adverse events ... The treatment strategy
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
Urinary Casts and ... individuals or during ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #Differential # ... Microscopy #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment ... for reversible cause ... First-line agents ... Second-line agents ... #Epilepticus #Treatment
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... acidosis Step 5 - Differential ... acetaminophen dosing ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia is usually caused ... approach to the differential ... the underlying cause ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #management #nephrology