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Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
very sensitive diagnostic ... regarding the cause ... pathway injury. ... Pupillary #Defect #Neurology ... #Clinical #Video
Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
the blanks with different ... and thinks it is true ... Traumatic Brain Injury ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Classification ... tubular necrosis (causes ... : sepsis, meds, ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... depletion • Afferent ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... nephropathy • Secondary ... #nephrology
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Metabolism • Reye's Syndrome ... Disturbances Neurologic ... Choking Spell Injury ... #Event #ALTE #BRUE ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... and Differential Diagnosis ... heart failure, neurologic ... or acute kidney injury ... Neurologic disorders
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
causing endothelial injury ... • They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... Type III Often Secondary ... #types #classification