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Causes of Stroke - Ischemic, Hemorrhagic, Subarachnoid - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Ischemic
 • Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Causes of Stroke ... • Ischemic • Intracerebral ... #Stroke #CVA ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Causes
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... Polyneuropathy, Acute ... stroke, Acute spinal ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #neurology
Major Brain Complications of Endocarditis
Abscess:
 • May be macro or micro and occur at site of
Frequently present with encephalopathy ... aureus Ischemic stroke ... caused by septic ... can also result intracerebral ... #neurological #neurology
Causes of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension:
 • Essential Hypertension (Aneurysm)
 • Drugs (Cocaine,
Causes of Intracerebral ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Stroke #CVA #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Stroke Etiologies ... Hemorrhagic (IPH ... Endocarditis, Acute ... #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... tubular necrosis (causes ... : sepsis, meds, ... Classification #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Neurologic: ... Stroke, Cerebral ... hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage ... Uremia, Hepatic encephalopathy ... #Causes
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
of COVID-19 • Neurologic ... Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy ... Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke ... kidney injury, ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Dehydration, GI losses, hemorrhage ... stone • Tumor ... #nephrology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... posterior location - intracerebral ... or at work) - acute ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... postpartum #Diagnosis