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Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Sensory Changes - Differential ... Weakness • Cardio-pulmonary ... Oculomotor • Myasthenia ... Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic ... #Differential #
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Diagnosis and Management of Hyponatremia

#Hyponatremia #Algorithm #Differential #Diagnosis #Management #Nephrology

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Diagnosis and Management ... Hyponatremia #Algorithm #Differential ... #Nephrology ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... : Nephrology Secrets
Diagnosis and Management of Hypernatremia

#Hypernatremia #Differential #Algorithm #Causes #Nephrology #Diagnosis

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Diagnosis and Management ... Hypernatremia #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Nephrology ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... : Nephrology Secrets
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential ... & desmopressin test ... Hypernatremia #Management ... Algorithm #Sodium #nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... symptomatology Differential ... , biopsy By Tess ... Renal #Syndrome #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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encephalitis, West ... symptoms similar to myasthenia ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #Neurology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... weakness (GBS, Myasthenia ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary ... Postsynaptic: Myasthenia ... #Weakness #Differential ... #Diagnosis #neurology