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MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring
ring enhancing lesion ... Demyelinating disease (eg ... Radiation necrosis #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Mnemonic ... MAGICDR #DRMAGIC #Differential
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 • Autoimmune— PBC, PSC
 • Infection— liver
Malabsorption - Differential ... Diagnosis Biliary ... — PBC, PSC • Infection ... Cholestatic drugs- e.g ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Absence of menses for more than 3 cycles or
<35 years old, e.g ... . autoimmune, chromosomal ... • Functional (e.g ... (e.g. lymphoma, ... Stalk Damage (e.g
CENTRAL FACIAL / NASAL LESIONS
Bacteria:
 • Leprosy (saddle nose deformity)
 • Tuberculosis (lupus vulgaris)l
 • Endemic
treponemal infection (e.g ... Kaposi sarcoma Autoimmune ... Trigeminal trophic syndrome ... #infections #diagnosis ... infectiousdiseases #differential
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
(e.g., long QT ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... Diagnosis: • PAC ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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papilledema • Horner syndrome ... symptoms and signs (e.g ... Space-occupying brain lesion ... CNS infection (e.g ... neurology #PHANTOMS #mnemonic
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... - Infection (e.g ... spinal cord - Autoimmune ... #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
an underlying autoimmune ... skull neoplasms (e.g ... LHON) plus MRI lesions ... noninflammatory #differential ... #diagnosis
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... necrotizing myopathy • Autoimmune ... electromyographic (EMG ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis 
 • Cardiac disease: Myocardial ischemia / infarction, Myocarditis, Congenital disorders, Cardiomyopathies,
Bradycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis • Cardiac ... typhoid fever) • Autoimmune ... Hospital of Baltimore IM ... #Diagnosis #cardiology