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Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Syndrome Medical/Psychiatric ... Disorders • Neurologic ... Disorders (Eg. ... Head Trauma • Depression ... • Medications (Eg
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... malignant syndrome (e.g ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... Pulmonary Disease Neurologic ... • Depression ... • Drug Abuse (e.g ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... ST elevation or depression ... trolley and 12-lead ECG ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Obtain a 12-lead ECG
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
(Many causes!) ... • Infection (e.g ... Brain lesions (e.g ... • Epilepsy • Psychiatric ... Syndrome #diagnosis #neurology
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... Neuromuscular disease (eg ... Metabolic acidosis (eg ... Thyroid disease Psychiatric ... Anxiety, PTSD, Depression
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
and Diagnostic Criteria ... ST-elevation or PR depression ... on ECG (4) ... Chronic Pericarditis ... #cardiology #chronic
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria ... dysfunctions ( e.g ... Cerebellar dysfunction (e.g ... • Chronic alcoholism ... Diagnosis #Management #neurology
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
and lower) • Psychiatric ... (Depression, eating ... Bowel Disease (e.g ... Requirements (e.g ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... function test, ANA (e.g ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... /psychiatric changes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes