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Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Causes of Pediatric ... Volume / Bulk Neurologic ... Hirschsprung's Disease ... Hirschsprung's Disease ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Causes of Tremors ... • Cerebellar Disease ... spinocerebellar ataxia ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... chromosome 21) Signs ... incontinence, apraxia ... pathophysiology #geriatrics ... #diagnosis #signs
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... • Meniere's Disease ... Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... symptoms/signs, ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
basement membrane disease ... hematuria • Signs ... of glomerular disease ... Renal Causes ... #urology #nephrology
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
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Causes of Bradykinetic ... Algorithm Parkinson's Disease ... • Cerebellar signs ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Causes of Urinary ... Easily reversible cause ... Contraction - Signs ... or spinal cord disease ... DIAPPERS #Mnemonic #Geriatrics
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
restrictive lung disease ... Ataxic Breathing ... Blot's Breathing) Ataxic ... Occasional sighs ... Breathing In lung disease
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... Cramping, Weakness, Ataxia ... objective evidence of neurologic ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
structural heart disease ... frequently benign causes ... further guide management ... orthostatic vital sign ... the underlying disease