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Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
Light's Criteria ... Nugget on Light's Criteria ... LightsCriteria #MedNugget #differential ... pulmonary #im #radiology
Differential diagnosis for toxic/metabolic encephalopathies - Patterns on Brain Imaging

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... MD @drcyncity #Differential ... patterns #MRI #Neurology ... pathology #diseases #radiology
TiTrATE schema to approach to Dizziness
 • Time Course: Continuous or Episodic
 • Triggers: Present or
• Nonspecific (psychiatric ... dizzy #algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Lightheadedness - Differential ... Problem • Drugs Psychiatric ... Lightheadedness #Neurology ... #Differential #
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... /Psychiatric ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Daytime Sleepiness - Differential ... Syndrome Medical/Psychiatric ... Disorders • Neurologic ... Fatigue #Sleepiness #Differential
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... • Cocaine - Psychiatric ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
Cortical Blindness, Psychiatric ... Confabulation #differential ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Dizziness - Differential ... radiculopathy Other: • Psychiatric ... Dizziness #dizzy #Differential ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
• Epilepsy • Psychiatric ... Syndrome #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential