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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Most commonly stroke ... #Differential # ... #Causes #neurology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Causes of Peripheral ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neuron and Motor Neuropathy ... #Sensory #Neurology ... #Causes
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Sensory Changes - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Causes
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... ) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction • Cast nephropathy ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
Causes of Falls ... Vestibular • Neuropathy ... Psychiatric • Stroke ... Performance Measures • Weakness ... #Causes
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Neuroma • Neuropathy ... Limb • Post-stroke ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Management Summary Causes ... Heat injury, Heat stroke ... Muscle pain - Weakness ... #treatment #nephrology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
nervous system (stroke ... Diabetic nephropathy ... Nephrocalcinosis causes ... #Algorithm #differential ... nephrotic #syndrome #nephrology
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Reduced Excretion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Reduced flow through distal nephron - TTKG
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... renal failure • AKI ... Aldosterone • Diabetic nephropathy ... IntercellularShift #Nephrology ... #Causes
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... tract, and often causes ... myalgia and muscle weakness ... Palpable purpura: strong ... #rheumatology #classification