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Parkinson's, Myasthenia Gravis, and MS in the ED
Manage episode 483149367 series 1358194
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the May 2025 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Chronic Neurologic Disease: Parkinson Disease, Myasthenia Gravis, and Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinson's Disease
- Importance of maintaining medication schedule for Parkinson's patients
- Strategies for ensuring patients receive their medications promptly
- Overview of Carbidopa Levodopa's mechanism of action
Myasthenia Gravis
- Description of the disease mechanism
- Importance of assessing respiratory function
- Diagnostic alternatives like the negative inspiratory force test and counting test
- Discussion on appropriate emergency department actions and treatments including steroids, plasmapheresis, and IVIG
Multiple Sclerosis
- Description of the disease mechanism
- Description of the typical patient demographic
- Discussion on the varied presentation of MS
- Treatment strategies including high-dose steroids and Baclofen
Emergency Medicine Residents, get your free subscription by writing [email protected]
153 episodes
Manage episode 483149367 series 1358194
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the May 2025 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Chronic Neurologic Disease: Parkinson Disease, Myasthenia Gravis, and Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinson's Disease
- Importance of maintaining medication schedule for Parkinson's patients
- Strategies for ensuring patients receive their medications promptly
- Overview of Carbidopa Levodopa's mechanism of action
Myasthenia Gravis
- Description of the disease mechanism
- Importance of assessing respiratory function
- Diagnostic alternatives like the negative inspiratory force test and counting test
- Discussion on appropriate emergency department actions and treatments including steroids, plasmapheresis, and IVIG
Multiple Sclerosis
- Description of the disease mechanism
- Description of the typical patient demographic
- Discussion on the varied presentation of MS
- Treatment strategies including high-dose steroids and Baclofen
Emergency Medicine Residents, get your free subscription by writing [email protected]
153 episodes
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