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Causes of Primary Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unilateral
 • Migraine (Throbbing/Pulsating)
Bilateral
 • Tension/Stress Headache (Tightening, Band-Like,
Headaches - Differential ... Throbbing/Pulsating) Bilateral ... HeadachePrimary ... #Primary #Headaches ... #Neurology #Differential
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Primary and Secondary ... Flags and Differential ... : • Bilateral ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy - Acute ... secondary #management #neurology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI - Differential ... Post-infectious ... • Toxins • Infection ... #KidneyInjury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
- Differential ... lesion • CNS infection ... arteritis • Acute ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology ... #PHANTOMS #mnemonic
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
disease - Post-infectious ... causes: sepsis, meds ... usually requires bilateral ... tract infection ... Classification #diagnosis #nephrology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential ... Primary headaches ... : - Acute angle-closure ... #differential # ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... Immune-mediated, Infection-mediated ... POST-Renal AKI: • Urinary ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
VITAMINS Mnemonic for Acute / Subacute Peripheral Polyneuropathy

Vascular
Inflammatory: Amyloidosis, vasculitis (often more subacute/chronic)
Toxins: Nitrous oxide, chemo,
VITAMINS Mnemonic ... for Acute / Subacute ... TSH, DM, B12 Infectious ... #Neurology #Diagnosis ... #Differential
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
casts are seen in acute ... tract infections ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #Casts #Differential ... Microscopy #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute ... Inflammatory disease • Infection ... POST-RENAL Urinary ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential ... #Nephrology