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Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
of Peripheral Neuropathy ... Inflammatory/AI: CIDP ... Fabry's disease, Acute ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Concussion - Acute Pathophysiology

#Concussion #Pathophysiology #neurology #signs #symptoms
Concussion - Acute ... Pathophysiology ... #Concussion #Pathophysiology ... #neurology #signs ... #symptoms
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
ischemic optic neuropathy ... Is visual loss caused ... Definition: acute ... the optic nerve caused ... #Rheumatology #Ophthalmology
Diabetes – diabetic nephropathy
Majority of the literature in the area is applied to the diabetic nephropathy
to the diabetic nephropathy ... be the primary cause ... of diabetic nephropathy ... - Cytokines #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #CKD
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
repeat testing • Acute ... nephrolithiasis • Symptoms ... proteinuria, RBC casts ... → Refer to Nephrology ... if cause not identified
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Epithelial cell casts ... Obstruction • Cast nephropathy ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... Acute Kidney Injury ... IgA nephropathy ... NephroP #AKI #causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
Palsy is a damage, acute ... an identifiable cause ... The cause is unknown ... #Bells #Palsy #neurology ... #anatomy #pathophysiology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
pituitary tumor) Acute ... Ischemic Optic Neuropathy ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... are not caused ... and progressive Acute ... seizure, cranial neuropathy ... Löfgren syndrome: ACUTE