8 results
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic ... Hypercarbia • Infectious ... Vestibular neuronitis, CNS ... Sclerosis, Conversion Disorder ... #neurology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Values • pH: ... acidosis: - CNS ... #AcidBase #disorders ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
CNS Infection in ... HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Suspect in movement disorders ... #Infections #differential ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... fibromyalgia) • Infections ... ) • Endocrine disorders ... and CNS • Headache ... Antiribosomal P, APLA, PAC
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Non-neuromuscular disorder ... • Inflammatory disorders ... electromyographic (EMG ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
lumbar spine • MCC ... equina syndrome (CES ... dysfunction SPINE Mnemonic ... constipation Differential ... toon • Spinal infection
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
an autoimmune disorder ... Ab to AChR blocks ... life-threatening Differential ... Serologic and EMG ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... Tenderness → Consider infectious ... Aldolase levels • EMG ... Anti-Synthetase Ab ... #rheumatology #differential