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Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
BRUGADA SIGN (SYNDROME ... - TRAUMATIC BRAIN ... INJURY/ICH - ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Emergency
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... injury • Infectious ... Encephalitis, Brain ... #neurology
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Gerstmann Syndrome ... : Stroke (main cause ... ), Traumatic Brain ... Injury, Tumor Localization ... #neurology #diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... - Hypertensive emergency ... tubular necrosis (causes ... Classification #diagnosis #nephrology
Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
, Traumatic Brain ... Injury, Alzheimer's ... Disease, Anton's Syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
is a clinical emergency ... maintained fever CAUSES ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... • Traumatic brain ... injury By Association
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Diagnosis- Compatible syndrome ... + MRI lesions + ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... affecting the Brain ... Non-inflammatory causes ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... #neurology #noninflammatory
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
prolapse (Marfan syndrome ... , Ehler-Danlos syndrome ... papillary muscle injury ... hypereosinophilic syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
Leigh Syndrome ... patterns (this case ... #Clinical #MRI ... #Brain #Diagnosis ... #Radiology