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Phosphate Binders - Pros and Cons

Calcium carbonate (TumsTM) 
 - Most inexpensive, antacid properties useful for
Phosphate Binders ... - Pros and Cons ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #Table #Comparison ... #Pharmacology #Nephrology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... associated intracranial hemorrhage ... status, and focal neurologic ... • Imaging: - Hemorrhage ... Demyelinating disease caused
Typical Clinical Features of Major Causes of Acute Chest Discomfort

#ChestPain #Features #Signs #Symptoms #Comparison #Table #Characteristics
Typical Clinical ... Features of Major Causes ... Features #Signs #Symptoms ... #Comparison #Table
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Diagnosis Algorithm Clinical ... • Neurologic ... symptoms suggest ... Trauma • Subdural Hemorrhage ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
- Atypical Clinical ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... sarcoid or other CNS ... inflammatory cause ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... - subarachnoid hemorrhage ... hypertension - CNS ... immunocompromise, CNS ... thrombophilia, neurologic
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
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eyelash follicle • Cause ... upper lid • Cause ... eyedrops, surgery #Clinical ... Stye #Chalazion #Comparison ... #Table
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Worsening of previous neurologic ... thrombosis, or hemorrhagic ... • Caused by immune ... or abruptly • CN ... differential #TB #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... abscess • Epidural hemorrhage ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... hypercoagulable states - Hemorrhage ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs/symptoms ... high index of clinical ... in up to 30% of cases ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... Marantic #diagnosis #table