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Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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Alcohol Use Disorder ... to effects of EtOH ... exacerbated by EtOH ... desire to use EtOH ... , seizure, and anxiety
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Psych: Depression, anxiety ... statin, chemo), EtOH ... Polyneuropathy, ALS), NMJ disorder
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
tissue (previous MI ... • Generalized Anxiety ... Disorder #Arrhythmias ... #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
• METABOLIC DISORDER ... PSYCHIATRIC • ANXIETY ... DISORDER • SOMATISATION ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
Metabolic Brain Disorders ... Intoxication, Parathyroid Disorders ... Pons: ODS #MRI ... Metabolic #Brain #Disorders ... Differential #Diagnosis #Radiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Descents, Rales,+S4, MR ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... Sarcomeric Protein Disorders ... #differential #cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Psychiatric • Anxiety ... • Somatoform Disorder ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
Mitochondrial disorder ... Syndrome #Clinical #MRI ... Brain #Diagnosis #Radiology
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology ... • MRI shows globular ... other systemic disorders ... Disease #clinical #mri ... #clinical #Radiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Medications/Toxins: • ETOH ... Psychiatric: • Panic disorder ... /Anxiety • Somatization ... associated with anxiety ... #Palpitations #Cardiology