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Posterior Fossa Abnormalities - Neuroradiology Differential Diagnosis
 - Mega Cisterna Magna
 - Pouch Cyst
 - Arachnoid
Posterior Fossa Abnormalities ... Neuroradiology Differential ... Rhombencepholosynapsis - Joubert Syndrome ... #Pathology #Neurology ... #radiology
Vertebral Body Abnormalities

A sheet of common (and uncommon) vertebral body findings, because a completely “normal” spine
Vertebral Body Abnormalities ... Vertebra Hurler Syndrome ... Morquio Syndrome ... #Radiology #MSK ... Vertebrae #diseases #differential
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease (MS ... poisoning, Scorpion sting ... Malnutrition, Metabolic abnormalities ... Weakness #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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/ AIDS - Differential ... Suspect in movement disorders ... abnormalities, ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Bradycardia - Differential ... • Congenital disorders ... Hemochromotosis • His-Purkinje ... #Bradycardia #differential ... diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
weakness, sensory abnormalities ... Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... (IRIS): • In HIV ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential ... #TB #neurology
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
disorders GI Losses ... use), Gitelman's syndrome ... and lymphomas, IV ... Hypokalemia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Exostoses • Other abnormalities ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... Mitochondrial disorders ... zoster virus ○ HIV
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
interval ≥ 120 ms ... Block (nothing getting ... ) • R wave abnormalities ... WolffParkinson-White syndrome ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Then, ask 3 questions ... approach to the differential ... demyelination syndrome ... through a peripheral IV ... up to 3x in the setting