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Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Daytime Sleepiness - Differential ... • Obstructive/CentraI ... Limb Movement Disorder ... Anxiety Other • Medications ... Fatigue #Sleepiness #Differential
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
compared the study treatment ... with ‘treatment ... summarised in Tables ... #Medications #Pharmacotherapy ... Effectiveness #Table
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
Hypernatremia - Differential ... Movement of Water Central ... in kidneys) - Medications ... Hypernatremia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Causes of Developmental Delay - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Isolated Domain Delay - Reduced Respiratory Drive:
 • Cognitive
Developmental Delay - Differential ... Cognitive Impairment (Mental ... Mechanical (e.g. dental ... DevelopmentalDelay #Differential ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Event (ALTE) - Differential ... Neuromuscular • Disorders ... • Central Apnea ... • Incarcerated Hernia ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
Metabolic Brain Disorders ... Predominance: Heroin ... Butterfly Wing": Heroin ... Inhalation Central ... #Clinical #Differential
Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Malnutrition:
 • Limited access to food
 • Anorexia
 • Disorders
Weight Loss - Differential ... • Anorexia • Disorders ... • Dementia • Mental ... health issues • Medication ... Loss #WeightLoss #Differential
Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
other allergic disorders ... preventer and reliever medication ... rhinitis needing treatment ... diagnosis #peds #pediatrics
Causes of ileitis beyond Crohn’s disease and infections include systemic disorders -spondyloarthropathies, vasculitides, ischemia, and amyloidosis
include systemic disorders ... amyloidosis as well as medications ... See below for table ... #GI #Ileitis #Differential ... #Table
Characteristics of Common Lipid Disorders
Polygenic hypercholesterolemia
Atherogenic dyslipidemia
 • Frequently accompanied by central obesity or diabetes
Familial hypercholesterolemia,
of Common Lipid Disorders ... accompanied by central ... Hypoalphalipoproteinemia #lipid #disorders ... diseases #comparison #table ... defects #diagnosis #differential