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Causes of Developmental Delay - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Isolated Domain Delay - Reduced Respiratory Drive:
 • Cognitive
Developmental Delay - Differential ... Cognitive Impairment (Mental ... Developmental Delay: • Syndromic ... Landau-Kleffner Syndrome ... Mechanical (e.g. dental
Facial Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Facial Edema

Infectious:
	• Dental abscess
	• Ludwig's angina
	• Vincent's angina
	• Cellulitis
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Infectious: • Dental ... • Central venous ... patients with central ... thrombosis • Central ... patients with central
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
Dizziness - Central ... Peripheral Causes - Differential ... Diagnosis Central ... #Dizziness #Central ... Peripheral #Causes #Differential
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central ... classified as a "central ... Vestibular paroxysmia Central ... Vertigo #Peripheral #Central ... #Causes #differential
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes ... (ISCS) • Central ... cervical cord • Central ... dysfunction • Ventral ... positive Romberg sign
Clinical Manifestations of Serotonin Syndrome
 • Ophthalmologic: Mydriasis, Ocular clonus (slow horizontal movements)
 • Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea,
Manifestations of Serotonin Syndrome ... Cardiovascular and vital sign ... Akathisia, Altered Mental ... ucsdim #Serotonin #Syndrome ... Symptoms #spectrum #signs
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
of Hypoxemia- Differential ... • Ventricular Septal ... • Atelectasis Central ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Differential
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Hypertension and Altered Mental ... Status (AMS) - Differential ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... • Serotonin syndrome ... encephalopathy #altered #Differential
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... attributable to central ... causes: • Susac syndrome ... • Sjögren syndrome ... #inflammatory #differential
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
Hypernatremia - Differential ... Diabetes insipidus (central ... Hypervolemic: Conn syndrome ... , Cushing syndrome ... Hypernatremia #Differential