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Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
(SPS) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... • Prevalence: 1- ... antibody that works ... #Diagnosis #Management
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
days) Exclude: 1. ... Systemic disease ... #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Dehydration: neurologic disease ... correction of chronic ... L in a 24-hour period ... #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
Post-Transplant Diarrhea - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Post-transplant diarrhea (≥ 3 loose or liquid stools per day)
Malabsorption workup ... in case of chronic ... or switch to EC-MPS ... #Management #Algorithm ... #nephrology #renal
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
3 questions to work ... 1) Is it hypotonic ... correction of chronic ... #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
risk factors, management ... Dermatitis (AD) is a chronic ... #management #medications ... #treatment #diagnosis ... Peroni DG, Piacentini
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
River and the Nelson ... camping) The Disease ... (91%): Acute / Chronic ... : 1) Fresh wet ... #management #treatment
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Patients with Chronic ... - differential diagnosis ... General Measures 1. ... Pruritus #Treatment #Algorithm ... #Nephrology #CKD