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Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Gerstmann Syndrome ... 1) Finger agnosia ... name their own fingers ... - Inability to differentiate ... #neurology #diagnosis
Pruritus Treatment Algorithm for Hemodialysis Patients 

Non-PharmacoIogicaI Measures 
 • Use gentle soap e.g. Dove
Algorithm for Hemodialysis ... clothing • Keep finger ... trimmed • For dry skin ... Uremic #Uremia #Management ... #Nephrology #CKD
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Decreased intake/absorption: Starvation, Alcoholism, Malabsorption, Phosphate binder use
 • Redistribution/
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... Malabsorption, Phosphate binder ... ), Hungry bone syndrome ... Hypophosphatemia #Differential ... Algorithm #causes #nephrology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Hypokalemia - Differential ... • Skin and/or ... , Gitelman's syndrome ... #hypokalemia #differential ... algorithm #causes #nephrology
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
Hypernatremia - Differential ... loss): GI loss, Skin ... Hypervolemic: Conn syndrome ... , Cushing syndrome ... Workup #Algorithm #nephrology
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
well-localized, dull, longer ... regional pain syndrome ... Pain #Mechanisms #Neurology ... #Differential #
Pustular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What are pustules?
• Pustules < 5-10 mm + pus
• Material
- Differential ... Burrows between fingers ... SAPHO syndrome ( ... Sweet syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Diagnosis- Compatible syndrome ... , may also see skin ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... causes #radiology #neurology
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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- Bickerstaff syndrome ... myasthenia, Miller-Fisher ... opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #Neurology
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Skin involvement ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #DRESS #Syndrome ... #dermatology #diagnosis ... #management