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Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
CNS: parietal ... (Many causes!) ... ) • Infection ( ... Syndrome #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
to Headaches - Differential ... lyme • Altered mental ... brain lesion • CNS ... infection (e.g. ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Vertigo - Differential ... oscillopsia) • Otitis Media ... symptoms/signs, ... nystagmus - Infection ... #Differential #
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Pressure (“Decr Effective ... the lung) - CNS ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... Kidney Injury AKI - Differential ... • Toxins • Infection ... NephroP #AKI #causes ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... poisoning • Mental ... movement deficits (CN ... #headache #signs ... #differential #
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
incidentally during medical ... for secondary causes ... organ-specific signs ... or symptoms (eg ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes ... - Differential ... Other: • Sepsis (e.g ... Intracranial Pressure (CNS ... (Otitis Media)
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... : Serial negative ... in up to 30% of cases ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Phosphate Binders - Pros and Cons

Calcium carbonate (TumsTM) 
 - Most inexpensive, antacid properties useful for
Binders - Pros and Cons ... Amphogel) - Most effective ... Phosphate #Binders #Table ... #Comparison #Pharmacology ... #Nephrology