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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... osmolarity If cause ... , Anti-ds-DNA, C3 ... #causes
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... ANCA, Anti-GBM, C3 ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes #algorithm
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Approach to Headaches ... Altered mental status ... brain lesion • CNS ... arteritis • Acute ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
a physiologic approach ... to the differential ... Assess volume status ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... for reversible cause ... Consider consulting anesthesia ... Epilepticus #Treatment #Algorithm ... #Management #Neurology
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Nonfocal mental status ... poisoning • Mental status ... stroke • Severe nausea ... hemiplegic or anesthetic ... #differential #
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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spine • MCC- acute ... equina syndrome (CES ... - Emergency Causes ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... for reversible cause ... ADVANCED AIRWAY MANAGEMENT ... Consider consulting anesthesia ... #neurology #seizures
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Photophobia • Nausea ... , photophobia, nausea ... Symptoms: • Acute ... Altered mental status