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How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
How do you work ... brain w/o contrast ... Evaluate underlying cause ... #CVA #stroke #workup ... #diagnosis #checklist
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... Compatible syndrome + MRI ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #radiology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
• Traumatic brain ... #Differential #Causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Plan definitive management ... • Aspirate and drain ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... ruled out • Brain ... brain and/or optic ... Mycoplasma - Leptospirosis ... #management #neurology
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
DWI+ in acute disease ... patterns (this case ... Syndrome #Clinical #MRI ... #Brain #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Systemic disease ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
equipment. ❽ Discuss management ... interventional radiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Valvular heart disease ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... #management #cardiology