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Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Causes of Altered ... Hyperthermia • Thyroid ... Storm Systemic ... Hypothermia • Myxedema Coma ... #Causes
Emergencies related to thyroid gland diseases are infrequently observed in the clinical practice. They are caused
emergencies are caused ... Severe excess or defect ... Both hypothyroid coma ... and thyrotoxic storm ... @DharSaty #Coma
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Atrial Septal Defect ... • Drugs* • Coma ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Endocrine: • Thyroid ... storm • Acute ... #causes
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... (Lung, Breast, Thyroid ... Pupillary #Pupils #Defects ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Prostate - Thyroid ... Tumors #Tumours #MSK ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Mineralization Defect ... Fractures #Pathologic #MSK ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Paraneoplastic effects ... - Autoimmune: thyroid ... Differential DX: - Thyroid ... immunologic assay - MuSK ... Myasthenia Crises
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Consider infectious, thyroid ... statins - probably caused ... by toxic effects ... methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA