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Differential Diagnosis of Syncope
First, is it syncope? History is very important for distinguishing syncope from other
precipitating events ... , prodromal symptoms ... Common causes of ... their associated symptoms ... #Differential #Algorithm
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... for Convulsive ... for reversible cause ... anesthetics #Convulsive ... Epilepticus #Treatment #Algorithm
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Neurologic symptoms ... a mass as the cause ... Cataract/Lens Dislocation ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... for Convulsive ... for reversible cause ... FIRST-LINE AGENTS ... #Convulsive #management
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Fracture • Hip dislocation ... Trendelenburg #Gait #pathophysiology ... #causes #symptoms
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
Infectious/viral agents ... Viral replication causes ... PolyarteritisNodosa #Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... diet/deficiency symptoms ... even if wnl B12 ... /other causes • ... modifications Algorithm
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... Other triggering events ... albuminocytologic dissociation ... than one after symptom ... the underlying pathophysiology
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
- Infectious Agents ... periumbilical region), nausea ... HenochScholeinPurpura #Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Immunosuppressive agents ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause