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Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Meningitis • Chronic ... Tumor • Subdural Hematoma ... and Behavioral Dysfunction ... CognitiveImpairment #Dementia #Neurology ... #Differential #
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... heart failure, Liver ... conditions: Acute & chronic ... Diagnosis #radiology #POCUS ... #ultrasound
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
approach to the differential ... the underlying cause ... correction of chronic ... include vaptans (HF/liver ... #management #nephrology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
bowel and sexual dysfunction ... - Emergency Causes ... sequestration • epidural hematoma ... T1 and T2 Treatment ... #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... - Brain stem/Cranial ... inhibition - Chronic ... Myasthenia Crises ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Anosmia Causes - Principal Etiologies of Olfactory Dysfunction
For olfactory disorders (and for most taste problems), the
Anosmia Causes - ... polyps) as the cause ... improve after treatment ... with memory or neurologic ... disorders #Diagnosis #Differential
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
size, coarsening facial ... GH stimulates liver ... Differential Diagnosis ... or refractory cases ... Endocrinology #Treatment
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Normal kidney ultrasound ... Exclude other AKI causes ... formerly Type 2): • Gradual ... Treatment Overview ... Syndrome #Hepatology #Nephrology