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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential Diagnosis ... history of cancer, HIV ... brain lesion • CNS ... arteritis • Acute ... #Algorithm #neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
GrepMed Handbook Acute ... (Ramsay-Hunt), HIV ... and Workup: • ... endemic area) ± HIV ... sarcoid or other CNS
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Diagnosis Framework ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... Symptoms: Fever, headache ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential Diagnosis ... : - Acute angle-closure ... • CNS Vasculitis ... #differential #diagnosis ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Hypocalcemia Workup - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Magnesium, High Magnesium - Functional Hypoparathyroidism
 • High
Hypocalcemia Workup ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Infiltrative disorders, HIV ... Hyperphosphatemia, Acute ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... and Differential Diagnosis ... hepatitis serology, HIV ... #nephrology #causes
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... hypertension - CNS ... at home or at work ... ) - acute angle ... postpartum #Diagnosis
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... require urgent nephrology ... isotonic fluids (NS ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Laboratory Diagnosis ... typically part of the workup ... all patients for HIV ... afebrile • Acute ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Refeeding Syndrome, Acute ... hormonal therapy, IV ... #Algorithm #nephrology ... #phosphorus #workup