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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 ... patient is still able
Table of Causes of Acute Liver Injury
#Diagnosis #Hepatology #Acute #Liver #Injury #Causes #Differential #Incidence #Table #Failure
Table of Causes ... Injury #Diagnosis #Hepatology ... Liver #Injury #Causes ... #Differential # ... Incidence #Table
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... Sarcoidosis or Lofgren's syndrome ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Dermatology
Differential Diagnosis of Palmar and Plantar Rashes
#Diagnosis #Dermatology #Rashes #Palmar #Plantar #Palms #Soles #Differential #Causes #Table
Differential Diagnosis ... Rashes #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Palms #Soles #Differential ... #Causes #Table
An Approach to Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis

- Increased Production (Prehepatic)
- Decreased Clearance (Intrahepatic + Posthepatic)

Dr. Eric
to Jaundice - Differential ... #Jaundice #Differential ... #Table #Causes ... Posthepatic #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Ascites Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Table ... Gradient #SAAG #hepatology
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
The differential ... listed in the table ... is difficult to differentiate ... #Management #Radiology ... Multiple #Massess #Differential
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - Causes ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome ... #differential # ... diagnosis #table
Hypermagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism
Renal Failure 
Excessive Mg Administration 
 - Massive PO intake
- Tumor lysis syndrome ... Hypermagnesemia #Differential ... High #Magnesium #Table ... #Causes #Management
Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pre-Hepatic - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Increased Production
 • Hemolysis
 • Ineffective Erythropoiesis
 • Hematoma
Decreased
Jaundice - Differential ... • Gilbert's Syndrome ... Crigler-Najjar Syndromes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hepatology #bilirubinemia