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Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Cognitive Impairment - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Impairment of Recent Memory ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
#Diagnosis #EM #ENT #PrimaryCare #Sore #Throat #SoreThroat #Assessment #Airway #Emergency #RedFlags #Differential #Algorithm #Symptoms #Ddxof
#Diagnosis #EM # ... #PrimaryCare #Sore ... Emergency #RedFlags #Differential ... #Algorithm #Symptoms
The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
collection of symptoms ... not one specific disease ... is Alzheimer's disease ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Types
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
ALP) Elevation - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Most common symptoms ... - Bone symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Lewy Body Dementia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Lewy Body Dementia is a sub-category of major or mild
on severity of disease ... a hierarchy of diagnostic ... (required for diagnosis ... particularly affecting memory ... visuospatial function Core
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... 2) Presence of symptoms ... , liver, renal disease ... drug history #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Nephro
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... episodic and semantic memory ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... pathophysiology #geriatrics #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... / CT if focal symptoms ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Signs and Symptoms ... but elevated as disease ... Diagnosis: • ... bile ducts Differential ... Diagnosis: •
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... / CT if focal symptoms ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis