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BEHIND - Stroke Mimics Mnemonic
Brain: Mass, Hemorrhage, Contusion
Epilepsy: Post Ictal State, 
Hyponatremia, Hypogycemia
Intoxication, Infection
Neuro: Migraine, Multiple
Dissection, Disc Prolapse ... Mnemonic #CVA #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Urethral Injury in the Emergency Department

Clinical Features, Diagnostics and Treatment

#Urology #Diagnosis #Management #Urethral #Injury #Urethrogram
Emergency Department Clinical ... Features, Diagnostics ... and Treatment ... #Urology #Diagnosis
#CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA #diagnosis #management #treatment #summary #endocrinology #neurology #ent #pituitary #hypopituirarism #panhypopituitarism
CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... endocrinology #neurology
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Cardioembolic: Atrial fib ... embolism, Occult a-fib ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
Related Disease Clinical ... PET-CT Imaging (→ Diagnostic ... with response to treatment ... and relapse No ... IgG4+ cells" Treatment
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome Clinical ... Encephalopathy Treatment ... Korsakoff #Syndrome #neurology ... #diagnosis
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
+/- TEE (high Afib ... v Holter (r/o Afib ... stroke #workup #diagnosis ... #checklist #neurology
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
Fibrillation A clinical ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #CHADS2VASc #Diagnosis ... #neurology #cardiology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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disc herniation, prolapse ... post surgical • prolapse ... Differential Diagnosis ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #causes #neurology
Phimosis 
Inability to retract the foreskin - Can be normal up to 3 years old -
3 years old - Clinically ... after age 4 Treatment ... Paraphimosis #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Urology