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Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Interpretation
Appearance - Opening Pressure - Leukocytes - Differential - Glucose - Protein -
- Leukocytes - Differential ... Bacterial - Viral - Fungal ... Interpretation #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
different anatomic components ... Kidney #Injury #Differential ... Causes #Sites #Nephrology
Brissaud's Sign
Brissaud's Sign, a substitute for Babinski's sign, was published only 22 days after Babinski's famous
represents a proximal component ... #Sign #Reflex #Neurology ... clinical #video #physicalexam
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Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Encephalopathy - Differential ... Hyperacute: - Primary Neurologic ... Acute: - Primary Neurologic ... Inflammatory, Infectious (fungal ... Encephalopathy #Differential
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infections: Cerebral abscess (bacterial, fungal, parasitic), Neurocysticercosis, Tuberculoma, Cerebral
Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential ... abscess (bacterial, fungal ... Enhancing #Lesions #Differential ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Fungal Biomarkers ... Polysaccharide cell wall component ... of many fungi ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... Sara Dong #Fungal
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic Pleocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Viral: Arbo, Adeno, Herpes, Entero, HIV
Fungal: Cryptococcus, Cocci, Histo,
Pleocytosis - Differential ... , Entero, HIV Fungal ... #Pleocytosis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #neurology
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
Dilated Pupil - Differential ... Palsy: • Brain (uncal ... Dilated #Pupil #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Pupils: Localization in Coma
 • Small, Reactive pupils: Metabolic coma.
 • Unilateral Fixed, dilated pupil :
dilated pupil : uncal ... Localization #Coma #Neurology ... #differential #
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Simple Virus • Fungal ... Renal #Transplant #differential ... management #treatment #nephrology