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Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
Syndrome What? ... lesions (e.g. stroke ... • Psychiatric disorders ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
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Acid Base Disorders ... Acute or chronic ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... #AcidBase #disorders ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue - Differential ... Pulmonary Disease Neurologic ... Sclerosis • Stroke ... • Somatization Disorder ... Fatigue Syndrome
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
hypomagnesemia), Eating disorders ... - Diuretics (carbonic ... exercise, Heat stroke ... Hypokalemia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rhabdomyolysis = Destruction of skeletal muscle with leakage of contents into circulation.
(K, phos, uric acid ... Mitochondrial disorders ... Temperature: Heat stroke ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Diagnosis #Causes #nephrology