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Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... encephalopathy Acute ... Inflammatory (Acute ... paraneoplastic syndromes ... - Systemic: Chronic
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... weakness and #Acute ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... symptoms #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology
Interpretation of Hepatitis B Serologies 
HBsAg - HBcAb (total) - HBcAb (IgM) - HBsAb
Susceptible to HBV
Immune
to HBV vaccine Acute ... HBV Chronic HBV ... acute infection ... HepBVirus #Serologies #serology ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... → Refer to hematology ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... : Chronic infections ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... #Kidney #Injury ... Classification #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential Diagnosis ... Dissection, Traumatic Injury ... to Root Chronic ... - Leaflet: • Infection ... #Causes #cardiology
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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injury. ... , acute carpal tunnel ... syndrome, soft ... Colles #Distal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI ... - Differential Diagnosis ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... Post-infectious ... #nephrology
Hepatitis B Virus Serology and Interpretation
HBsAg - Anti-HBs - Anti-HBc - HBeAg - Anti-HBe
 - Acute
- Anti-HBe - Acute ... of cases) - Acute ... less commonly, infection ... Interpretation #diagnosis ... #laboratory #hepatology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • CMV • HIV ... Fatigue • Acute ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology