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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
when evaluation should ... heart failure, neurologic ... White-coat syndrome ... Neurologic disorders ... Differential #Diagnosis #indications
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... - Remove all ... affected part should ... • Syndrome caused ... Hypovolemic Shock #Orthopedics
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
solution, you should ... lower Na, you should ... administered • This can cause ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH #Management ... #hyponatremia #nephrology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
The evaluation should ... also include a: ... • Neurologic review ... audiometry • Patients should ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
What we should be ... recognized and should ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... - Compartment syndrome ... - HIV/HAART medications
Who to block and who not to block? Guidelines for Emergency Regional Anesthesiafor Trauma Orthopedic Injuries
Block
Block OK • Shoulder ... document detailed neurologic ... for compartment syndrome ... #NerveBlock #Indications ... #Management #Regional
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... edema visualized as ... count in the CSF should ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
scenario / sedation indication ... Propofol infusion syndrome ... it should not cause ... dissociative drug, it causes ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
Orthopedic Platings, Nails and Screws
Bohler’s Stirrup: U shaped device to hold a Steinmann pin and applying
Orthopedic Platings ... skull traction in case ... thread tapping should ... Nails #Screws #Orthopedics ... #management #indications
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Locked-in syndrome ... horizontal movements; also ... normal in sleep; indicators ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose