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Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Altered Mental Status ... Differential Diagnosis • Neurologic ... : Stroke, Cerebral ... Insomnia, HTN, PRES ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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deficit • Onset of symptoms ... age >80 or other less ... present, in which case ... #cva #management ... #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Fever, headache, altered ... status, and focal neurologic ... enhancement on CT ... Demyelinating disease caused ... lethargy, memory loss
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Neurological symptoms ... narrowing on MRA/CTA ... Constipation, Seizures, Stroke ... the underlying cause
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
include a: • Neurologic ... Diabetes mellitus • Stroke ... Infection or cancer ... trauma ○ MS, CVA ... zoster virus ○ HIV
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
ataxia, hearing loss ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... ): MRI+gad (stroke ... CNS inflammatory cause ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 • Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
Excessive weight loss ... years • Pervasive neurologic ... symptomsPre-existing ... electrolytes - Mg, Phos, Ca ... Copper, 24hr Ur Ca
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... gastrointestinal symptoms ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... Imaging, high res ... CT) • Exclusion
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Liver Injury: • Infectious ... : Often breast CA ... small cell lung CA ... Injury: • AST: Less
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Herpesviruses (MCC: HSV ... Coltivirus Symptoms ... rigidity) • Altered ... differential #diagnosis #neurology