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Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Causes of Back Pain ... - Differential ... age >50, <18, IV ... use, neuromotor deficits ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... history of cancer, HIV ... • Neurological deficits ... ) • Systemic symptoms
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Clinically Important ... Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome ... Anaemia, neural tube defects ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #nutrition
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
field: altitudinal defect ... Clinical manifestations ... Doppler US : halo sign ... PET/CT: aortitis ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Diagnosis Baseline ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs ... hepatitis serology, HIV ... #causes
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... MRI lesions and clinical ... noninflammatory #differential ... #diagnosis
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
Clinical manifestations ... arrest, Kounis syndrome ... #anaphylaxis #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #criteria #allergy
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Or brainstem syndromes ... Afferent pupillary defect ... SIGNS/SYMPTOMS ... Signs and symptoms ... criteria for MS
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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/ AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... enhancement on CT ... Demyelinating disease caused ... : AMS, motor deficits
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Optica (NMO) - Clinical ... Motor and sensory deficits ... Manifestations #diagnosis ... #neurology #symptoms ... #signs