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CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... Cerebellar / Brainstem Abscess ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
require urgent nephrology ... HISTORY/PHYSICAL Assess ... are caused by prerenal ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... workup #diagnosis #nephrology
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 • Infection:
Disorders (Reversible Causes ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Causes of Post-Partum Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
6 W's for causes of PPF
 - Wind: pneumonia,
Causes of Post-Partum ... Algorithm 6 W's for causes ... • Mastitis • Abcess ... Episiotomy • Abscess ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
Liver Abscess • ... Pyogenic abscess ... • Amebic abscess ... • Fungal abscess ... the bacterial cases
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Encephalitis, Brain Abscess ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology
MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring
the potential causes ... Metastasis A – Abscess ... necrosis #Diagnosis #Radiology
Causes of Pelvic Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Gastrointestinal:
 • Appendiceal abscess
 • Diverticular abscess
 • Diverticulosis
Causes of Pelvic ... • Appendiceal abscess ... • Diverticular abscess ... • Tubo-ovarian abscess ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infections: Cerebral abscess (bacterial, fungal, parasitic), Neurocysticercosis, Tuberculoma, Cerebral
Infections: Cerebral abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology ... #radiology