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Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
and Management ... endemic area) ± HIV ... , parotid), CT ( ... tears gtt qid+prn ... #Management #Treatment
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
hyperleukocytosis (AML ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Syndrome #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Treatment ... #Management
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... enhancement on CT ... • Symptoms: AMS ... #differential #
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
EGPA) • Renal: (AKI ... Other tests: • CT ... seen on chest CT ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Bicarb<22) - avoid NS ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
and Management ... Treatment: admission ... Ceftriaxone • HIV ... cervical, anal Cxs ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
of hospitalized pts ... Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... equivocal • CT ... Bezlotoxumab 10 mg/kg IV ... #management #treatment
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... Cytokine-release syndrome (CRS ... bispecifics, or HSCT - CRS ... 2–4 days after CRS ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... simplex virus, HIV ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... #management #neurology ... #differential
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
CNS involvement: ... Birbeck granules (EM ... : X-rays, CT, or ... TREATMENT OPTIONS ... #Management