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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Guillain-Barré syndrome ... : • Delayed finding ... stroke, Delayed finding ... Testing #Causes #differential ... diagnosis #table #neurology
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
and Nephrotic Syndromes ... Nephritic syndrome ... : - Focal segmental ... Classification #Nephrology ... Recommended Text: Nephrology
Causes of Unprovoked Pediatric Seizures -  Epilepsy Syndromes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infantile:
 • Benign
- Differential ... Infantile: • Benign Focal ... • Dravet Syndrome ... Focal Epilepsies ... Unprovoked #Seizures #Differential
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome ... nephrotic/nephritic syndromes ... Nephritic #Nephrotic #Syndrome ... #Comparison #Algorithm ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Epilepsy Seizure Types - Generalized vs Focal

Generalized Seizures
 - Absence seizures 
 - Myoclonic seizures
Generalized vs Focal ... #Generalized #Focal ... Classification #Neurology ... #Differential #
Red Flags in Back Pain
 • Cancer: Age > 50, History of cancer, Unexplained weight loss,
Immunosuppression, Focal ... • Cauda equina syndrome ... Urinary retention, Fecal ... RedFlags #Back #Pain #differential
Anatomy of Vegetative State, Locked-in Syndrome and Brainstem Death

#LockedIn #Syndrome #BrainDeath #Comparison #Diagnosis #Neurology #Vegetative
State, Locked-in Syndrome ... #LockedIn #Syndrome ... #BrainDeath #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Irritable bowel syndrome ... Systemic disease - Fecal ... fat Increased fecal ... Malabsorption syndromes ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Nephritic nephrotic algorithm. #kidney #Nephritic #Nephrotic #Syndrome #Comparison #Algorithm #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Nephritic #Nephrotic #Syndrome ... #Comparison #Algorithm ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Physical exam findings of various ocular palsies; image courtesy of the BMJ

R 3rd nerve palsy
R 4th
Physical exam findings ... CNIII #CNIV #CNVI #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Chart #Comparison