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drug causing coronary vasospasm
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5-HT receptor agonists
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tension headache Tx
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head & neck massage
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acute headache + immediate vomiting
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brain tumor
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prolonged headache + delayed vomiting
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migraine
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drug precipitating myasthenic crisis
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aminoglycosides
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painful vision loss causes
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1.optic neuritis
2.giant cell arteritis 3.acute angle-closure glaucoma |
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headache, pain w/cheweing, scalp tenderness
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temporal arteritis
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temporal arteritis Tx
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steroids
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most common cause of blindness in U.S.
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macular degeneration
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painless vision loss causes
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1.central retinal artery occlusion (cherry red spot)
2.central retinal vein occlusion (thunderstorm) 3.retinal detachment (curtain) |
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most common cause of dementia
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Alzheimer's
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Alzheimer's disease definitive dx
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biopsy at autopsy
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reversible cause of dementia
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normal pressure hydrocephalus
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normal pressure hydrocephalus
symptoms |
1.weird
2.wobbly 3.wet |
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dilated pupils + shallow anterior chamber
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acute angle-closure glaucoma
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brain death:
preserved fxn of what organ? |
heart
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crescendo TIAs
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2 or more TIAs in 24 hrs
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more men/women have stroke?
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women
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Listeria meningitis Tx
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ampicillin
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S.pneumonia meningitis Tx
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steroids, vanco + cefo/ceftriax
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descending paralysis
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botulinum
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botulinum Tx
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1.antitoxin
2.vomiting/cathartics |
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seizures Tx
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benzos
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brain tumor Tx
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1.corticosteroids
2.surgery 3.radiation/chemo |
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MG 1st line Tx
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prednisone
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MG 2nd line Tx
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cyclosporine/azathioprine
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migraine Tx
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1.NSAIDs
2.ergotamines 3.sumatriptn |
