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AMS, projectile vomiting and pupillary changes suggest...
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cerebral edema (cva)
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LOC, arms flexed
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decorticate posturing
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LOC, arms extended
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decerebrate posturing
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first two most common causes of neonatal meningitis
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group B strep and E. coli
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empiric tx for meningitis. include childs and immunosupressed
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ceftriaxone + vancomycin
( children get ampicillin as well as immunosupressed pts) |
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fever, ha and focal deficits suggest...
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cerebral abscess
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hiv pt w/ ring enhancing lesions seen on film suggest...
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toxoplasmosis
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pupil acomodates but doesn't react to light
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argill-robertson's pupil (syphilis)
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periventricular plaques and oligoclonal bands on csf
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ms
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cherry-red lips think...
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co poisoning
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confusion/confabulation, ophthalmoplegia and ataxia
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wernicke's encephalopathy
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high levels of methylmalonic acid and homocysteine indicates...
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v-b12 deficiency
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asterixis think...
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hepatic encephalopathy
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paralysis, mental retardation w/ cherry-red spot in the macula
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tay-sack's dz
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hirsutism and gingival hyperplasia think...
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phenytoin toxicity
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leukopenia, aplastic anemia. what drug toxicity?
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carbamazepine
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thrombocytopenia w/ neutropenia. what drug toxicity?
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valproate
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tx for abscense seizure
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ethosuximide
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tx for grand mal and myoclonic seizures
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valproate
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