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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... and Differential ... signs • Glomerulonephritis ... cryoglobulins, hepatitis serology ... , HIV serology,
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
of Hyporeflexia and ... Acute spinal cord injury ... in spinal cord injury ... #differential # ... diagnosis #table #neurology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Traumatic brain injury ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Workup
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... Immune mediated injury ... hematuria • Signs ... #Hematuria #Differential ... #urology #nephrology
Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
Traumatic Brain Injury ... Disease, Anton's Syndrome ... Confabulation #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Gerstmann Syndrome ... - Inability to differentiate ... right and left, ... Traumatic Brain Injury ... #neurology #diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... signs of end-organ ... or acute kidney injury ... #causes #Differential
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
• One-and-a-half ... Syndrome • Cavernous ... Skew Deviation Casey ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential #
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... presentation • Lyme Serology ... CNS inflammatory cause ... prevent corneal injury ... #Treatment #Neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology