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Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
creatinine) • Cell shift ... Gastrointestinal loss ... urine #potassium #differential ... #algorithm #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
Brown—Séquard syndrome ... MS: loss of proprioception ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... Comprehensive Review in Clinical
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
sensorineural hearing loss—wolfram ... MRI lesions and clinical ... consistent with MS ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #otology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased intake (rare cause in isolation)
GI loss - Urine loss
Diagnosis Algorithm ... isolation) GI loss ... Transcellular shift ... #Hypokalemia #Nephrology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... Diagnosis Baseline ... investigations depending on clinical ... hepatitis serology, HIV ... Diagnosis #nephrology
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
workup 1) Clinical ... hydrocephalus, HIV ... ... laboratory tests ... Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia syndrome ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... syphilis, and HIV ... Brown-Séquard Syndrome ... #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
fatiguable chewing, loss ... life-threatening Differential ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Diagnosis Framework ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm