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Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Weakness That May Mimic ... Various drugs and ... - Alcohol • Metabolic ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #neurology
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Stroke Mimics - ... MINT Mnemonic • Metabolic ... Lactic Acidosis and ... Sclerosis, Conversion Disorder ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
in size (micro and ... • Epilepsy • Psychiatric ... disorders • Toxic ... Syndrome #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Differential Considerations for a Seizure or Seizure-like Event
The following diagnoses may have presentations that can be
migraine - Movement disorders ... Extrapyramidal symptoms METABOLIC ... infections - Tetanus PSYCHIATRIC ... Cataplexy #Seizure #mimics ... diagnosis #neurology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Differentials? ... #AcidBase #disorders ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Phosphate Binders - Pros and Cons

Calcium carbonate (TumsTM) 
 - Most inexpensive, antacid properties useful for
properties useful for reflux ... see above), no metabolic ... Magnesium based ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #Pharmacology #Nephrology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... - Differential ... Toxic Metabolic: ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... #diagnosis #neurology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rhabdomyolysis = Destruction of skeletal muscle with leakage of contents into circulation.
Glycogenolysis, Lipid metabolism ... Mitochondrial disorders ... malignant syndrome • Metabolic ... Diagnosis #Causes #nephrology ... #table
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Focal inflammatory disorder ... versus molecular mimicry ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
of Myoclonus - Differential ... whipple) TOXIC METABOLIC ... pulmonary), acid-base ... , opioids, psychiatric ... Diagnosis #Causes #neurology