Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment
Blood pressure control:
 β€’ Aim for 10-25% BP reduction within
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... Syndrome (PRES) ... - Treatment Blood ... #Syndrome #Treatment ... #Management #Neurology
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 β€’ Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 β€’ Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome ... untreated Wernicke Encephalopathy ... factors of Wernicke Encephalopathy ... Treatment: Supportive ... #neurology #diagnosis
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Diagnosis and Management ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... β€’ A prompt treatment ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... #neurology #nutrition
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Pharmacological Treatment ... of Hepatorenal Syndrome ... #Nephrology #Management ... #Pharmacology # ... Medications #Treatment
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
respiratory distress syndrome ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
Acute Treatment of Migraine
Mild Attacks: NSAIDs, Simple Analgesics
Moderate/Severe Attacks: Triptans, Ditans, Gepants, Ergots
Non-pharmacologic Treatment: Neuromodulation, Rest,
Acute Treatment ... Gepants, Ergots Non-pharmacologic ... Treatment: Neuromodulation ... Migraine #acute #treatment ... #management #neurology
LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN (LMWH) DOSING RECOMMENDATIONS (Enoxaparin and Dalteparin):
 - VTE PROPHYLAXIS
 - VTE TREATMENT
PROPHYLAXIS - VTE TREATMENT ... ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME ... #Prophylaxis #Pharmacology ... #Management
Migraine - Preventative Treatments

 β€’ Anticonvulsants: *Topiramate, *Sodium valproate, Gabapentin, Pregabalin
 β€’ Antidepressants: Amitriptyline, Venlafaxine, Duloxetine,
- Preventative Treatments ... #Preventative #Treatment ... #management #prophylaxis ... #prevention #pharmacology ... #neurology
Hepatorenal Syndrome Treatment
Volume expansion: 
 β€’ Albumin (typical dose = 1g/kg on day 1 +/- day
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... Treatment Volume ... #Hepatorenal #Syndrome ... #Treatment #management ... #HRS #nephrology
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 β€’ Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... β€’ Autopsy PCR Treatment ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases