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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... injury, Early ALS ... Eclampsia, Late ALS ... #diagnosis #table ... #neurology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Workup History ... l MD SOAP) - Risks ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... #Causes #Workup
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
with vascular causes ... , such as with posterior ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... hypertension and no other risk ... Neurologic disorders ... #Hypertension #Workup
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
• Muscular or neurologic ... malignancy Risk ... disorder URGENT WORKUP ... the underlying cause ... gastroenterology #workup
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
the pathologic finding ... - Causes progressive ... Dysphagia- increased risk ... - Further testing ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... same information as ... antibody, and HIV (if risk ... infections are common causes ... #workup #diagnosis
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
antibody, and HIV (if risk ... infections are common causes ... glomerular #disease #workup ... #diagnosis #initial ... #testing #nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... reabsorption) Workup ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... Treatments: • K-Binding
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... and Associated Risk ... ventilation of heating ... illness, such as ... differential #emergency #diagnosis