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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
: • Hypercalcemia ... injury, Early ALS ... : • Hypocalcemia ... Eclampsia, Late ALS ... Testing #Causes #differential
MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic for Altered Mental Status (Delirium)
 - Metabolic (hypercalcemia, hyponatremia)
 - Oxygen (hypoxia)
MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic ... - Metabolic (hypercalcemia ... #MOVE #STUPID #Mnemonic ... #MentalStatus #AMS ... encephalopathy #differential
H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
H’s and T’s Mnemonic ... Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia ... Trauma #Hs #Ts #Mnemonic ... Arrest #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #acls
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia - Differential ... Framework BRADI Mnemonic ... Glucose/Temp • ACS ... #Bradycardia #differential ... cardiology #BRADI #Mnemonic
Wide Complex Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Irregular
 • Polymorphic VT
    - Torsades
Tachycardia - Differential ... Torsades - ACS ... Aberrancy - Hyperkalemia ... #Tachycardia #Differential
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
    -
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis ... - Autoimmune: APS ... PTH Signaling #Hypocalcemia ... Diagnosis #Management #endocrinology ... #differential #
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Lateral Sclerosis (ALS ... (1) limb-onset ALS ... ) bulbar-onset ALS ... Weakness + slowness, Hyperreflexia ... conditions listed in differential
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Hyperuricemia - Differential ... Myeloid Leukemia (AML ... Sarcoidosis • Hypercalcemia ... Hyperuricemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
↑ T3 - Mild hypercalcemia ... visual acuity • Hyperreflexia ... causes #diagnosis #differential ... #endocrinology
PETMAC Mnemonic for Deadly Causes of Chest Pain

P - Pulmonary Embolism
E - Esophageal Rupture
T - Tension
PETMAC Mnemonic ... Myocardial Infarction (ACS ... Tamponade #PETMAC #Mnemonic ... Acronym #Lethal #Differential