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Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Isopropyl Alcohol
General concepts for toxic alcohols:
• Parent compounds (not metabolites) cause high osmolal
: Isopropyl Alcohol ... not metabolites) cause ... to lactate --> causes ... lactic acidosis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Toxicology
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
- Differential Diagnosis ... (e.g Opioids, Alcohol ... Midbrain (Parinaud's Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential Diagnosis ... DM (visit 2), Diagnosis ... • Nephritic syndrome ... stimulation (OCP) • Alcohol ... abuse/ withdrawal Anatomic
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Myasthenia Gravis Pharmacologic ... Alcohol) • Drug ... Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... intoxication - Alcohol ... Hypomagnesemia #Causes ... #diagnosis #differential ... medications #drugs #pharmacology
REBEL Review 99: Serotonin Syndrome via Yosuf Alam, MSIV

Presentation: Altered mentd status, Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension, Hyperthermia
99: Serotonin Syndrome ... Hyperthermia (most common cause ... SerotoninSyndrome #management ... #toxicology #REBELEM ... #diagnosis
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... neurotoxicity • Alcohol ... #Differential #Causes ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
- Differential Diagnosis ... anticholinergics etc) • Alcohol ... • Sjögren’s syndrome ... hyperviscosity syndrome ... ophthalmology #causes
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
of re-feeding syndrome ... Treat concomitant alcohol ... Glucosuria causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #endocrinology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Differential Diagnosis ... Lacrimation, Red Eye ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy ... #differential #causes ... primary #secondary #management