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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
osmolarity If cause ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... • Common clinical ... Acute meningeal signs ... CNS #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... Children with pulmonary ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential ... #TB #neurology
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
of symptoms or signs ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... Retinitis (Most common cause ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... AIDS #diagnosis #differential
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... renal failure Clinical ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... #Signs #Symptoms
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... m/s • Other signs ... hemodynamics Liver ... Hypertension #diagnosis #management
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia is usually caused ... approach to the differential ... the underlying cause ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... Anxiety, pain, fever ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology