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Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... hemorrhage Ischemic: • Thrombotic ... SCVMCMed #Stroke #CVA ... Algorithm #management #neurology ... #treatment
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Hypernatremia - Differential ... The differential ... , Dehydration: neurologic ... Hypernatremia #Differential ... #sodium
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral ... Further testing must be ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column Treatment ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
approach to the differential ... Treatment: Treatment ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #management #nephrology ... #sodium
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Gastric & Ovarian CA ... Viridans (Sanguinis, Mitis ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... • Nonbacterial thrombotic ... ↑ Suspicion -> TEE
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... Involves large and medium ... very remarkable w/differential ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
versus molecular mimicry ... causes need to be ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Viridans (Sanguinis, Mitis ... + ↑Suspicion → TEE ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... #Endocarditis #Differential