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Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Treatable Causes • Normal ... • Parkinson's Disease ... Impairment of Recent Memory ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... chromosome 21) Signs ... aggression #AlzheimersDisease ... #Dementia #pathophysiology ... #symptoms
Electrolyte imbalances are common findings in many diseases. The kidney is a principally responsible organ for
findings in many diseases ... broad range of signs ... and symptoms, from ... and symptoms that ... #electrolyte #algorithm
Symptoms and Signs of Hypocalcemia
Muscular: Weakness, fatigue, Spasms, cramps
Neurologic: Tetany, Chvostek sign, Trousseau sign, Circumoral and
Symptoms and Signs ... of Hypocalcemia ... paresthesias, Impaired memory ... Hallucinations, dementia ... #Symptoms #Signs
Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's Patient on Physical Exam

Alzheimer's is a degenerative, progressive and irreversible disease.
and irreversible disease ... treated to relieve symptoms ... One of the first symptoms ... course of the disease ... loss present in dementia
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... suspicious clinical symptoms ... /signs should be ... alcohol-related liver disease ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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JAK2 mutation OR Abnormally ... When present, symptoms ... , signs, and complications ... • Treatment algorithms ... von Willebrand disease
Evaluation and Management of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia is often asymptomatic. Evaluation begins with a search for warning signs
search for warning signs ... or symptoms warranting ... underlying heart disease ... underlying heart disease ... #Evaluation #Algorithm
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
and signs below ... injury • Gait is abnormal ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... dysfunction • Abnormal ... differential #algorithm
Anorexia Nervosa: Complications
CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES
 - Functional: Low BP, Sinus bradycardia, prolonged QT interval
 - Structural: Reduced
Significant Hypotension/ Hypovolemia ... concentrating and memory ... suppression - Low-Normal ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #psychiatry