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Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Daytime Sleepiness - Differential ... Shift Work) Sleep ... /CentraI Sleep Apnea ... Limb Movement Disorder ... Fatigue #Sleepiness #Differential
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
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
neurocognitive disorders ... Diagnosis and workup ... hallucinations - Movement disorders ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... glucocorticoid treatment ... #Algorithm #Differential
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... URGENT WORKUP ... → EGD Treatment ... #Dysphagia #Differential ... gastroenterology #workup
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... and Management Differential ... Targeted Exam: Mental ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Workup ... diagnosis #Management #treatment
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
attributable to central ... diagnosis and treatment ... optica spectrum disorder ... #inflammatory #differential
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Diagnostic Approach and Differential ... abdominal wall hernias ... Analysis: 1) General ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup ... #Differential #