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Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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Causes of Neuromuscular ... DIAGNOSES - ... Neuromuscular #Weakness #Differential ... #Neurology #Causes ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back ... Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Intrinsic ... cholecystitis; • Neurologic ... #Diagnosis #causes
Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Causes of Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
 • Neuromuscular causes: CVA/CNS tumor/ALS, Parkinson's,
of Dysphagia - Differential ... Diagnosis Oropharyngeal ... : - Intrinsic ... Web, Strictures from ... #Diagnosis #causes
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Diagnosis of Macroscopic ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... proteinuria suggest intrinsic ... neck, prostatic) #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Urology
Black and Bloody Stools - Melena and Hematochezia
Melena - Refers to passage of black, tarry (sticky
other causes, with ... hemorrhage may also cause ... #Hematochezia #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Causes #GIBleed
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... last anywhere from ... with vascular causes ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Diagnosis Baseline ... osmolarity If cause ... investigations depending on clinical ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
The diagnostic approach ... syncope (ruling out differential ... diagnoses), ruling ... adverse events from ... should be guided by clinical
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential ... kidney_boy (adapted from ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Workup ... #Nephrology
Causes of B12 deficiency. 

This great diagram shows normal absorption and outlines most possible causes. At
(Cbl) released from ... Cbl to bind to intrinsic ... eventually released from ... VitaminB12 #deficiency #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis