Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
- Caine Criteria ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy β€’ A prompt treatment ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... #Management #neurology
Parkinson Plus Syndromes

#Diagnosis #Neurology #Parkinsons #Plus #Syndromes #Comparison #Table #PSP #LewyBodyDementia #Progressive #SupraNuclearPalsy #MSA #MultipleSystemAtrophy
Parkinson Plus Syndromes ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... Parkinsons #Plus #Syndromes ... SupraNuclearPalsy #MSA
Parkinson's Plus Syndromes - Atypical Parkinsonism
Main motor symptoms:
 β€’ Tremors
 β€’ Limb rigidity
 β€’ Bradykinesia
Other symptoms
Parkinson's Plus Syndromes ... Parkinson's plus syndrome ... system atrophy (MSA ... #Parkinsonism #diagnosis ... #neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Deficiency Clinical Diagnosis ... - Caine Criteria ... abnormalities (eg ... B1 #Deficiency #diagnosis ... #criteria #neurology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Syndrome ... Pain/Post-op β€’ Neurologic ... Uosm < 100 mmol/kg ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 β€’ Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 β€’ Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome ... Therefore, Korsakoff Syndrome ... Encephalopathy Treatment ... neudrawlogy #Korsakoff #Syndrome ... #neurology #diagnosis
Hepatorenal Syndrome Treatment
Volume expansion: 
 β€’ Albumin (typical dose = 1g/kg on day 1 +/- day
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... Treatment Volume ... typical dose = 1g/kg ... #Treatment #management ... #HRS #nephrology
Hepatorenal Syndrome Diagnosis
 β€’ ↑ in serum Cr of β‰₯ 0.3mg/dL above baseline
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... Diagnosis β€’ ↑ ... liver disease (e.g ... #diagnosis #HRS ... #nephrology #criteria
Diagnostic criteria of Gitelman syndrome!
#Diagnosis #Nephrology #Gitelman #Syndrome #Criteria
Diagnostic criteria ... of Gitelman syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #Gitelman #Syndrome ... #Criteria
Algorithm showing a stepwise approach to the assessment and investigation of a possible neuropathy. CIDP, chronic
Charcot-Marie-Tooth; EMG ... Guillain-BarrΓ© syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Neurology