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Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nasal Obstruction/ URTI:
 • Septal Deviation
 • Allergic Rhinitis
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Adrenal Hyperfunction ... Anosmia #Smelling #Dysfunction ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Medications associated with neuroleptic malignant syndrome

First-generation and second-generation antipsychotics are dopamine receptor antagonists, which produce a
of dopaminergic hypofunction ... after years of treatment ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
) Deficiency - Diagnosis ... • Oculomotor dysfunctions ... • Cerebellar dysfunction ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment
Cushing Syndrome Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Suspected Cushing syndrome (central obesity, muscle weakness, refractory hypertension)
Testing:
Cushing #Syndrome #diagnosis ... endocrinology #Adrenal #Hyperfunction
Graves' Disease Treatment
Thionamides (mainly methimazole)
 • Chance of remission in up to 2 years
 • No
Graves' Disease Treatment ... • No thyroid dysfunction ... Graves #Disease #Treatment
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
other cognitive dysfunction ... Encephalopathy Treatment ... Syndrome #neurology #diagnosis
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
Right heart dysfunction ... right ventricular dysfunction ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Criteria #Assessment #RVDysfunction
Practical Approach to Grading Diastolic Dysfunction

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction #Grading #Classification #Grades #Criteria #Algorithm #Assessment
Grading Diastolic Dysfunction ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction
Algorithm for Diagnosing Diastolic Dysfunction With Doppler Echocardiography
 1. Determine the age of the patient
Algorithm for Diagnosing ... Diastolic Dysfunction ... presence of diastolic dysfunction ... Grade diastolic dysfunction ... Echocardiography #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
64%) • Renal dysfunction ... • Respiratory dysfunction ... + Bleeding Treatment ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment