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Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Stroke Mimics - ... Differential Diagnosis ... - MINT Mnemonic ... Hypercarbia • Infectious ... Vestibular neuronitis, CNS
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Weakness That May Mimic ... or peripheral neurologic ... Sarcoidosis • Infections ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #neurology
BEHIND - Stroke Mimics Mnemonic
Brain: Mass, Hemorrhage, Contusion
Epilepsy: Post Ictal State, 
Hyponatremia, Hypogycemia
Intoxication, Infection
Neuro: Migraine, Multiple
BEHIND - Stroke Mimics ... Mnemonic Brain ... Intoxication, Infection ... #Neurology #Diagnosis ... #Differential
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
x (Hct / 45) / Maturation ... Factor The maturation ... (e.g. cancer, infection ... Index > 3: • Acute ... hematology #anemia #differential
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI - Differential ... Post-infectious ... • Toxins • Infection ... #KidneyInjury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Differential Considerations for a Seizure or Seizure-like Event
The following diagnoses may have presentations that can be
Cardiogenic syncope NEUROLOGIC ... Delirium tremens INFECTIOUS ... - CNS infections ... Cataplexy #Seizure #mimics ... diagnosis #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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brain lesion • CNS ... infection (e.g. ... arteritis • Acute ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology ... #PHANTOMS #mnemonic
VITAMINS Mnemonic for Acute / Subacute Peripheral Polyneuropathy

Vascular
Inflammatory: Amyloidosis, vasculitis (often more subacute/chronic)
Toxins: Nitrous oxide, chemo,
VITAMINS Mnemonic ... for Acute / Subacute ... TSH, DM, B12 Infectious ... #Neurology #Diagnosis ... #Differential
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Impairment: • Acute ... endocrine: Vitamin B12 deficiency ... #Weakness #Differential ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency ... Chemotherapy • Infectious ... Fabry's disease, Acute ... Peripheral #Neuropathy #differential ... diagnosis #causes #neurology