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Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Gerstmann Syndrome 1) Finger ... name their own fingers ... differentiate right and ... able to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause
Drugs and Classes Associated with DILI and Type of Liver Injury

#Medications #Differential #DrugInduced #LiverInjury #Hepatology #Pharmacology
Drugs and Classes ... Associated with DILI and ... LiverInjury #Hepatology #Pharmacology ... #Causes #DILI
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, C8 (radial) Finger ... Supinator - C5, C6 • Finger ... Erb's Palsy is caused ... palsy" is a common cause ... Dislocation - May cause
Crystalloid pH, Contents and Costs Compared
Plasma	pH 7.4
Normal Saline	pH 5.5*	
Ringer’s Lactate pH 6.5	
Plasmalyte A pH 6.5	
Coca-cola pH
Crystalloid pH, Contents and ... Saline pH 5.5* Ringer ... Comparison #Table #Pharmacology ... LactatedRingers #Plasmalyte #Pharmacology
Initial treatment of renal bone disease and cinacalcet for secondary hyperparathyroidism
Phosphate binders reduce hyperphosphataemia and hyperparathyroidism.
renal bone disease and ... hyperparathyroidism Phosphate binders ... Calcium-containing phosphate binders ... hypocalcaemia and ... #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology
IV Fluid Composition and Effects on Plasma
0.9% Saline
Ringer's Lactate
Balanced Crystalloid

#IVFluid #Composition #Plasma #comparison #Effects #nephrology #pharmacology
Fluid Composition and ... Plasma 0.9% Saline Ringer's ... Effects #nephrology #pharmacology
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
• Call for ultrasound ... re-assess using ultrasound ... of underlying cause ... • Ideally use ultrasound ... shoulder but using ultrasound
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Mallet Finger Absence ... exclude Mallet finger ... caused by disruption ... Exam: Swollen and ... Diagnosis #Management #Hand
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
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Lactated Ringers ... 7.5 Lactated Ringers ... shift • Saline Causes ... • Saline May Cause ... NS #comparison #pharmacology
Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
this specific case ... patient's middle finger ... patient to relax the hand ... flexed middle finger ... index finger.