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Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Diagnosis Framework ... The evaluation should ... include a: • Neurologic ... audiometry • Patients should ... Noise trauma ○ MS
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... should be based ... antiretroviral therapy should ... Demyelinating disease caused ... visual changes, hearing
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
• Excessive heating ... maintained fever CAUSES ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
the most common cause ... , leading to infarction ... Pathophysiology: PCA ... Agraphia #clinical #neurology ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Orthopedic Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Shoulder Dislocation
 • Fall on the
Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... elbow fully as a test ... other end of the table ... #Management #Summary
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Differential Diagnosis ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #differential #causes ... primary #secondary #management ... #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Miller Fischer and PCB ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... #management #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
50 years in men Diagnosis ... More likely to cause ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... within 3 years of diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Antibiotics (Bactrim, PCN ... G-K), K-sparing ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
fantastically useful test ... as the critical diagnostic ... witnessed many cases ... #Management #Trauma ... BigTrauma #BeforeCT #Checklist