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Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin ... Disease 3 Types ... Antibodies: 1. ... Agglutinin Disease ... #agglutinin #disease
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
disease, water ... post-obstructive 3) ... Diabetes Insipidus: neurogenic ... can also be complex ... ([Na] / 140) - 1)
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Decreased ... over at least 3 ... hydronephrosis on U/S) • Reflux ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- Hx of AKI/CKD ... uric acid (rhabdo/TLS ... - Pre-renal disease ... Atheroemboli — 1% ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
, Aspergillus 3. ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
multiple spinal cord ... involves: (1) ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... more regions 3. ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
varying degrees of: 1. ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... level of myelitis 3. ... - More than 2/3 ... #management #neurology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
- Remove all ... • Management: 1. ... resuscitation 3. ... • Diagnosis: ... Spinal shock vs Neurogenic
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... should be done): 1. ... • Other: 1. ... Renal parenchymal disease ... : CKD, acute glomerulonephritis
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... 1 • MS typically ... syndromes such as ... combination of: 1. ... Progressive MS (Spinal cord