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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... injury, Early ALS ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #table ... #neurology
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... l MD SOAP) - Risks ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... not required in all
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
continuous and lasting ... with vascular causes ... , such as with posterior ... signs #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
mSv 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... hypertension and no other risk ... heart failure, neurologic ... Neurologic disorders ... #Differential #
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
4-6 years #PatientInfo ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
Potassium-Binding ... calcium for K; also ... sodium intake; risk ... #pharmacology #table ... #comparison #binders
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... Dysphagia- increased risk ... - Further testing ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... • Muscular or neurologic ... malignancy Risk ... the underlying cause ... #Dysphagia #Differential