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Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
- ED Management ... prophylactic antibiotic treatment ... within I MH/CCF ... Thumb #Metacarpal #Radiology ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
demyelination features ... axonal form • MRI ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
cord compression (MRI ... Alterations: - Sensory features ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Revascularization, treatment ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
• The cardinal features ... - Spinal MRI may ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... and radiographic features ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Imaging: - MRI ... CNS #Infections #differential
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Then, ask 3 questions ... approach to the differential ... include vaptans (HF ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #management #nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Reversible course Differential ... epilepticus Treatment ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... May have typical HF ... #cardiology #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf