1910 results
Flapping tremors of Asterixis

DDx
- Decompensated cirrhosis or acute liver failure.
- Renal failure /azotemia.
- Respiratory failure with
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Asterixis on Physical Exam

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Asterixis is a type of negative myoclonus characterized by irregular lapses of posture of various body
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An Algorithm for the Differential Diagnosis of Hyperammonemia

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Differential Diagnosis of Hyperammonemia ... #Hyperammonemia
Differential diagnosis of hyperammonemia

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Differential diagnosis of hyperammonemia ... #Hyperammonemia
Non-cirrhotic Hyperammonemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hematologic & Vascular:
 • Multiple myeloma & Acute leukemia (plasma cells
Non-cirrhotic Hyperammonemia ... ASanchez_PS #Hyperammonemia
Hand Flapping of Asterixis on Physical Exam
 
70-year-old man, renal transplant, attending hospitalization for acute rejection
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Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
hepatic causes of hyperammonemia ... Pathophysiology #Hyperammonemia
Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
Hypoglycemia, Hyperammonemia
Valproic Acid in the ICU for Agitation and Delirium
Up to 70% of ICU patients experience agitation
Thrombocytopenia: 9-13%, Hyperammonemia