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Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Holmes-Adie Syndrome ... Young females Differential ... Ill Palsy - abnormal ... dissociation • Other causes ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Anorexia Nervosa • CNS ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... endocrinology #causes
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... osmolarity If cause ... investigations abnormal ... clinical context and signs ... • Cardio-renal syndrome
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... • Bilateral signs ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... • Infectious causes ... management #neurology #differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... sclerosis - Transverse ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #algorithm
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
Systemic causes ... seen in Reiter's syndrome ... Nail #Diseases #Abnormal ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Signs ... #PhysicalExam #
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Rinne Test: • Normal ... auditory nerve (CN ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... Noise trauma ○ MS
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... Pneumonia: • 3 syndromes ... • CT: Halo sign ... of a "flu-like syndrome ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... • Locked-in syndrome ... • Examine for signs ... Casey Albin MD @ ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... Floppy Newborn) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hemorrhage • CNS ... Other Congenital Syndromes