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Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... 6-8AM Cortisol Level ... morning cortisol levels ... - Levels > 15 ... Insufficiency #Algorithm
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
function below injury level ... Sensory loss below level ... light touch below level ... motor function, level ... and #Acute #SpinalCord
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
sensation below level ... #Incomplete #SpinalCord
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Pain reported at level ... loss: Sensory level ... (1-5 levels below ... #spinal #cord #spinalcord ... differential #algorithm
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
by Nerve Root Levels ... Sphincter None #SpinalCord ... Injury #NerveRoots #Levels
Hyperkalemia management algorithm 2023-2024 based on UKKA and KDIGO guidelines.

#hyperkalemia #electrolytes #algorithm #emergency #management

Notes:

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Hyperkalemia management ... algorithm 2023- ... #electrolytes #algorithm ... #emergency #management ... with potassium levels
General Algorithms for Assessment of the Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) (Algorithms 1, 2 and 3)

Algorithm
General Algorithms ... Device (LVAD) (Algorithms ... 1, 2 and 3) Algorithm ... LVAD) Patient Algorithm ... #Management #BMJ
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Low serum IgG level ... apart (unless levels ... and M panel Management ... Monitor trough levels ... hematology #diagnosis #management
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
symptoms at the level ... usually 1 to 2 levels ... below the level ... Weakness at the level ... unilateral) #SpinalCord
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
LMN deficit at level ... sensory deficits at level ... ISCS #Incomplete #spinalcord