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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome ... #differential # ... diagnosis #table ... #neurology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Differential Diagnosis ... Heat iniury, Heat stroke ... per day until stable ... Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #causes
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Gerstmann Syndrome ... - Inability to differentiate ... patient is still able ... : Stroke (main cause ... #neurology #diagnosis
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Differential Diagnosis ... Heat injury, Heat stroke ... per day until stable ... Diagnosis #Management ... #nephrology
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... Cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table ... #sodium #nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rhabdomyolysis = Destruction of skeletal muscle with leakage of contents into circulation.
Differential Diagnosis ... Differential Diagnosis ... Temperature: Heat stroke ... Diagnosis #Causes ... #nephrology #table
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm ... Associated with nausea ... #dizzy #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #table #foamed