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Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Diagnosis Framework ... deposits - Post-infectious ... • Stone • Stricture ... • Infection (Viral ... #causes #urology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
- Differential Diagnosis ... Most commonly stroke ... Palsy (70-75%), Infection ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology #sparing
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
and Differential Diagnosis ... of Macroscopic Hematuria ... suggests calculi/infection ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... #EM #IM #Urology
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... Becker - Limb-girdle ... Sarcoidosis • Infections ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis ... #neurology
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... feel weak": • Infectious ... • Neuro: UMN (stroke ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Causes of Urinary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... on ultrasound, Hematuria ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Urology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... : • Vascular: Stroke ... brain injury • Infectious ... #neurology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
(Many causes!) ... ) • Infection ( ... lesions (e.g. stroke ... Wonderland #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #neurology #differential
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
• Phantom Limb ... • Post-stroke ... Pain #Mechanisms #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Subacute onset of limb ... or hemorrhagic stroke ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis ... differential #TB #neurology