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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Hypercalcemia, Hypermagnesemia ... Hypocalcemia, Hypomagnesemia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #neurology
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Brain stem Lesion ... Hypercalcemia • Hypermagnesemia ... Hypocalcemia • Hypomagnesemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hypermagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism
Renal Failure 
Excessive Mg Administration 
 - Massive PO intake
Hypermagnesemia ... DrEricStrong #Hypermagnesemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... High #Magnesium #Table
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Hypomagnesemia - ... Primary intestinal hypomagnesemia ... DrEricStrong #Hypomagnesemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Low #Magnesium #Table
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Polyuria - Hypomagnesemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Low #Potassium #Table
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver Lesions ... Metastasis #Liver #Lesions ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Fever identification guide to differentiation and diagnosis in tropical and subtropical regions
(Shared via https://twitter.com/bmj_latest/status/1068505303556284416 )

#Fever #Tropical
differentiation and diagnosis ... and subtropical regions ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Tropics #Returning #Table
Symptoms and Signs of Hypomagnesemia
Neuromuscular:
 - Tetany, Muscle weakness, Chvostek and Trousseau signs, Cerebellar (ataxia, nystagmus,
Symptoms and Signs of Hypomagnesemia ... Muscle weakness, Chvostek ... Hypocalcemia, Anemia #Hypomagnesemia ... Symptoms #Signs #diagnosis
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
macule and papule (Table ... differential diagnosis ... broader differential diagnosis ... Target lesions are ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
One-page resource for Lung POCUS in COVID19:
- likely (unproven) sensitive due to peripheral distribution of lesions
resource for Lung POCUS ... distribution of lesions ... ChrisAllison_VT #Lung #POCUS ... pulmonary #ultrasound #diagnosis