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Algorithm showing a stepwise approach to the assessment and investigation of a possible neuropathy. CIDP, chronic
showing a stepwise approach ... Charcot-Marie-Tooth; EMG ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... - Syncope Syndromes ... mchlwng #Syncope #Syndromes ... #ECG #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... Short QT <300-360 ms ... Wong @mchlwng #Approach ... #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
Algorithm for the Management ... Seizures The management ... and bag-valve mask ... follows a stepwise approach ... #Emergency #Neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
Approach to Headaches ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... symptoms and signs (e.g ... CNS infection (e.g ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Restless Legs Syndrome ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Disorders • Neurologic ... Disorders (Eg. ... Parkinson's, MS)
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
• Serotonin syndrome ... Anticholinergic syndrome ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
Brown—Séquard syndrome ... column lesion, e.g ... MS: loss of proprioception ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
cardiac syncope, e.g ... carotid sinus syndrome ... The diagnostic approach ... further guide management ... and an initial ECG