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

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Brain stem Lesion ... comatose #aloc #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
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 ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Low # ... Magnesium #Table
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Poor ... - Polyuria - Hypomagnesemia ... #Diagnosis #Low ... #Potassium #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 ... Fever #Tropical #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Traveler ... Tropics #Returning #Table
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver Lesions ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #appearance
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
macule and papule (Table ... diagnosis; however ... have a broader differential ... diagnosis, which ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
ß-blockers, CNS lesions ... bradycardia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases ... #table #NonInfectious
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal Venous Phase and Delayed
Appearance of Liver Lesions ... Metastasis #Liver #Lesions ... CT #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #appearance