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Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Syndrome Medical/Psychiatric ... Disorders (Eg. ... Head Trauma • Depression ... • Medications (Eg ... • Drug Abuse (Eg
Causes of School Difficulties - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Social Skills Deficit and Atypical Behaviour
• Consider Autism Spectrum
Causes of School ... Difficulties - Differential ... Abuse • Trauma Psychiatric ... • Depressive ... Difficulties • Check Criteria
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... function test, ANA (e.g ... ), (neurologic/psychiatric ... #Differential #
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
• Infection (e.g ... Brain lesions (e.g ... • Epilepsy • Psychiatric ... disorders • Toxic ... diagnosis #neurology #differential
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
ST elevation or depression ... is conscious, symptoms ... trolley and 12-lead ECG ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Obtain a 12-lead ECG
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... - Differential ... Neurologic • Depression ... • Drug Abuse (e.g ... • Somatization Disorder
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... workup for specific symptoms ... for secondary causes ... (eg, skin or esophageal ... #Algorithm #Differential
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
and lower) • Psychiatric ... (Depression, eating ... disorders) • ... Bowel Disease (e.g ... Requirements (e.g
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Neuromuscular disease (eg ... Metabolic acidosis (eg ... Thyroid disease Psychiatric ... Anxiety, PTSD, Depression
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
involvement: Intractable nausea ... brainstem syndromes (e.g ... AQP4-lgG disease; e.g ... Comorbid autoimmune disorders ... diagnosis #neurology #symptoms