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Syncope - Cerebral hypoperfusion leading to transient lsos of consciousness causing alck of postural tone with
with immediate recovery ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Non-syncopal cause ... 20%) • Unclear cause ... #differential #diagnosis
Pediatric Concussions

Concussion is 
common after 
minor head 
Injuries 

Only 10% will 
report a loss of 
consciousness
movements may also cause ... take longest to recover ... of children recover ... #PatientInfo #Diagnosis
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polyuria - Urine Output > 3L/day, Increased Urine Volume (>2ml/min)
Osmotic
Causes of Polyuria ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Recovery from Acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift
 • Recovery From DKA
 • Refeeding Syndrome
 • Acute Respiratory
- Differential Diagnosis ... Transcellular Shift • Recovery ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... endocrinology #causes
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
the most likely cause ... elevated, but anemia recovery ... also causes an ... #Diagnosis #Macrocytosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... patients will recover ... should be done on diagnosis ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... within 3w, some recovery ... , Sjogrens Diagnosis ... CNS inflammatory cause ... prognosis with delayed recovery
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
Causes of Hypokalemia ... hyperalimentation, Recovery ... #Hypokalemia #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
antimicrobials reduces recovery ... but important causes ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
a stroke that caused ... hemiplegia, or during recovery ... pathophysiology #diagnosis