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Parkinsonian Gait 

Parkinson's gait is very characteristic: Standing, the patient tends to tilt the trunk forward,
characteristic: Standing ... difficulties in starting ... Parkinsons #Gait #Neurology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
ribbon-like GBM staining ... cytoplasmic neutrophilic staining ... perinuclear cytoplasmic staining ... Differential #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
Consider (re-) starting ... Consider (re-) starting ... Consider (re-) starting ... Consider (re-)starting ... #Stroke #CVA #neurology
Internal Hemorrhoids - Classification
Grade l: 
 • 1st-degree or primary hemorrhoids - normal or near-normal
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prolapses only with straining ... dentate line with straining ... • Itching, staining
Glitter Cells on Urine Microscopy
Glitter cells in the urine are viable and pale staining WBCs with
viable and pale staining ... Microscopy #clinical #nephrology
Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
architecture: Scanning ... spectrum #diagnosis #nephrology
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
difference between standing ... Cerebellar disease: standing ... Rombergs #Test #neurology
Causes of Primary Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unilateral
 • Migraine (Throbbing/Pulsating)
Bilateral
 • Tension/Stress Headache (Tightening, Band-Like,
Neuralgia (Shooting, stabbing ... Headache • Primary Stabbing ... Primary #Headaches #Neurology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
Mediated (granular staining ... antibodies (linear staining
Differential diagnosis for toxic/metabolic encephalopathies - Patterns on Brain Imaging

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
patterns #MRI #Neurology ... pathology #diseases #radiology