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Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Kidney Injury (AKI ... dialysis indication (e.g ... evaluation? ... Nephrotoxic drugs (e.g ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Dropped P • Progressive ... Brady Management ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg ... #cardiology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... malignant syndrome (e.g ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... dietary intake (e.g ... organ ischemia (e.g ... related to IBD, celiac ... other diagnosis e.g
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
• Typical progression ... weeks-months), progression ... CNS inflammatory cause ... ) • EMG/NCS (rare ... #Treatment #Neurology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... infectious disease caused ... 20-90%, normal ECG ... have no disease progression ... 30% have disease progression
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Syndrome: • Progressive ... unit activity on EMG ... of diazepam • EMG ... TPO, TTG, etc EMG ... #treatment #neurology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
EGPA) • Renal: (AKI ... recent DAN) • EMG ... Goodpasture's cause ... Path: rapidly progressive ... differential #diagnosis #management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... malnutrition - Progressive ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
presents with rapidly progressive ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology