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BEHIND - Stroke Mimics Mnemonic
Brain: Mass, Hemorrhage, Contusion
Epilepsy: Post Ictal State, 
Hyponatremia, Hypogycemia
Intoxication, Infection
Neuro: Migraine, Multiple
BEHIND - Stroke Mimics ... Mnemonic Brain ... Intoxication, Infection ... #Neurology #Diagnosis ... #Differential
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... Weakness That May Mimic ... Sarcoidosis • Infections ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #neurology
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Stroke Mimics - ... Differential Diagnosis ... - MINT Mnemonic ... Hypercarbia • Infectious ... #neurology
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Nodosum - Mnemonic ... NO cause found ... Erythema #Nodosum #Mnemonic ... #Causes #Differential ... #Dermatology #SkinRash
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Failure - Differential ... Pseudo-cellulitis / "CAP" mimic ... daptomycin in lungs) Mimics ... Antibiotic #Failure #Differential
Causes of Pseudocellulitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Cellulitis Mimics

Cellulitis: Deep skin and subcutaneous fat infection

Pseudo
- Differential ... for Cellulitis Mimics ... subcutaneous fat infection ... entities can mimic ... Pseudocellulitis #Differential
NAACP mnemonic for the major causes of Eosinophilia 
N = Neoplasia (CML, Hodgkins lymphoma) 
A =
NAACP mnemonic for ... the major causes ... P = Parasite infections ... Eosinophilia #NAACP #Differential ... #Mnemonic
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... - Differential ... demyelination), Infectious ... Encephalopathy #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Weakness - Differential ... Palsy (70-75%), Infection ... Facial #Weakness #Differential ... #neurology #sparing
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic ... for Causes of Altered ... , Epilepsy I - Infection ... #Causes #Altered ... encephalopathy #diagnosis #differential