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Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Congenital Heart Disease ... Disturbances Neurologic ... Neuromuscular • Disorders ... • Sepsis • Upper
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... restrictive lung disease ... #AcidBase #disorders ... #Summary #Nephrology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... - Vit B12 and copper ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... #diagnosis #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Vitamin B12 and copper ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... Vitamin B12, E, D, copper ... #management #neurology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
• Heavy Chain disease ... et diutinum Neurologic ... myopathy • Anti MAG ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Oncology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... include a: • Neurologic ... Onset ○ Meniere disease ... Mitochondrial disorders ... ○ HIV ○ Lyme disease
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
with systemic disease ... Rare Disorder: ... Leukemia cutis Diagnosis ... Sweet #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #dermatology #oncology
Primary Dermatological Lesions
Primary lesions are physical changes in the skin considered to be caused directly by
directly by the disease ... specific to a single disease ... mass e.g. skin tag ... a generalized disorder ... nettle sting #Diagnosis
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• Autoimmune disorders ... Increased Serum Copper ... lymph node biopsy (diagnostic ... number of sites of disease ... classification #hematology #oncology
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
- Differential Diagnosis ... Muscular Dystrophy Upper ... jerk, hyperactive gag ... Paraneoplastic Disorder ... #Dysarthria #Neurology