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Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... • Central or peripheral ... neurologic disease ... mimics #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #neurology
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Etiologies of Peripheral ... Guillain-Barre, Vasculitis, Sjogren's ... #Neuropathy #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Causes of Dizziness ... • Anemia • Peripheral ... Anxiety • Panic Disorder ... Lightheadedness #Neurology ... #Differential #
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... plateletcount), peripheral ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... #Differential #
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
3 questions to work ... administered (through a peripheral ... vaptans (HF/liver disease ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
Inflammatory causes ... Antiphospholipid syndrome • Sjögren ... optica spectrum disorder ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology ... #inflammatory #differential
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Central Vertigo PERIPHERAL ... Vascular disorders ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... • Muscular or neurologic ... stroke, Parkinson disease ... the underlying cause ... #Diagnosis #Management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
for NMO, SLE or Sjogren's ... • Infectious causes ... - Sjogren - ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... Kidney stones caused ... specific bleeding disorders ... and euvolemic hyponatremia ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology