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Preterm Infant Complications - Differential Diagnosis
Respiratory:
 • Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
 • Respiratory Distress
- Differential ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Enterocolitis (NEC) Neurologic ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Causes #Peds
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
of Nutritional Complications ... Surgery: • Dumping Syndrome ... Hyperinsulinemic Post-prandial ... Hypoglycemia • Kidney ... Surgery #Diagnosis #Differential
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Floppy Newborn) - Differential ... Other Congenital Syndromes ... Trauma • Hematoma ... Floppy #Newborn #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
life threatening complications ... differentiating kidney ... , Gitelman syndrome ... diagnosis #Algorithm #differential ... #potassium #nephrology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... hemolysis, bleeding, hematoma ... injury #hepatitis #differential
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... of breath • Neurologic ... Superior Vena Cava ... Syndrome: • Facial ... emergencies #oncology #differential
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... HAGMA • Late complication ... nephrotoxicity to kidney ... associated free radicals ... Rhabdomyolysis #Differential
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
sequestration • epidural hematoma ... constipation Differential ... MRI- Sagittal, axial ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Consider refeeding syndrome ... deficiencies) Dumping Syndrome ... carbohydrate rich meals Kidney ... oxalate in the kidney ... gastroenterology #diagnosis #differential
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... ○ Meningitis complications ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... trauma ○ MS, CVA ... Hearing #Loss #Differential