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Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Normal Pressure ... and Behavioral Dysfunction ... CognitiveImpairment #Dementia #Neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm Lifestyle ... • Secondary Causes ... #algorithm #DM2 ... #DMII #Classification
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Diagnosis and Management ... rule out other causes ... of neurologic/cognitive ... Encephalopathy #Grading ... #Classification
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Encephalopathy, Cognitive Dysfunction ... autoantibodies that will cause ... inflammation, leading ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... the Management ... evidence of organ dysfunction ... including those caused ... #SSTIs #Algorithm
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
COMMON CAUSES + ... /kg/hr • The Neurologic ... INITIAL MANAGEMENT ... Lactated Ringers > Normal ... ADVANCED MANAGEMENT
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bowel or bladder dysfunction ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... • Infectious causes ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... • Abnormal reflexes ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... differential #algorithm
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... • Autonomic dysfunction ... Oligoclonal bands • Normal ... #treatment #neurology
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Diagnosis and Management ... malignant, pediatric cases ... hypertension; some normal ... and other organ dysfunction ... adrenoceptors, potentially leading