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Diplopia - Differential Diagnosis
Step 1: Consider Stroke
Step 2: Diplopia PLUS
 - Cavernous Sinus Syndrome
 - Infection
Diplopia - Differential ... Diagnosis Step ... Consider Stroke Step ... #Diplopia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... 5 - Differential ... Diagnosis: Causes ... Acetazolamide Causes ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Using these steps ... should identify any cause ... surgery related cause ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Airway #Pressure #Differential
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
magnesium(Mg) The next step ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... diagnosis #Algorithm #differential
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Alzheimer - 1st cause ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... Subacute onset with step-wise ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... #Pancreatitis #Causes ... #Differential #
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes #Nausea #Vomiting #Differential #NonGI
Causes of Nausea ... and Vomiting - Differential ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes ... #Nausea #Vomiting ... #Differential #
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes ... #Differential #
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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) • The first step ... Causes of Monoclonal ... amyloidosis Causes ... globulin gap) Next Step ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential
Web chart of various etiologies related to congenital neck masses.

#differential #causes #pediatrics #congenital #neck #head #masses
congenital neck masses ... #differential #causes ... congenital #neck #head #masses