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Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Diagnosis: • ... Spinal infection/abscess ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Miller Fischer and PCB ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... Then, ask 3 questions ... Assess volume status ... demyelination syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Treatment
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... reactivation of latent ... Antimicrobial treatment ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... Demyelinating disease caused
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Antibiotics (Bactrim, PCN ... tourniquet / IVF line draw ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... only if no clear cause
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... tests before beginning ... treatment. ... - Compartment syndrome ... #Diagnosis #causes
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Differential Diagnosis ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... glucose suppression test ... or refractory cases ... Endocrinology #Treatment
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... Septic emboli cause ... hematuria, + RF Treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome ... #Differential #