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Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
meningitis, orchitis & encephalitis ... pharyngitis; pneumonia, encephalitis ... degeneration -> Mild ... epithelium -> Usually asymptomatic ... , if symptomatic
Asymptomatic Ileitis - IBD Algorithm

 • Found on 0.1-21% of non-diagnostic colonoscopies
 • Low likelihood of
Asymptomatic Ileitis ... - IBD Algorithm ... @wabillin #Asymptomatic ... #Ileitis #IBDAlgorithm ... #IBD #Algorithm
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Powassan, louping ill ... Photophobia • Nausea ... , photophobia, nausea ... neurosyphilis can be asymptomatic ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infectious: Meningitis, Encephalitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
Causes of Secondary ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Sepsis • Encephalitis ... Provoked #Seizures #Neurology ... #Causes
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... microscopic hematuria, mild ... Nephritis #AIN #Algorithm ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Causes of Dementia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... CognitiveImpairment #Dementia #Neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Algorithm ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
More likely to cause ... Treatment: • Symptomatic ... Of ocular and mild ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Do you start Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs) on a first time seizure?

SHINE Mnemonic:
 • first seizure occurred
Sleep • Remote Symptomatic ... Cause identified ... Cause identified ... Initiation #start #Algorithm ... #Neurology #SHINE