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Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Daytime Sleepiness - Differential ... • Neurologic ... Disorders (Eg. ... Excessive #Daytime #Fatigue ... #Sleepiness #Differential
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
- Differential ... Pulmonary Disease Neurologic ... • Drug Abuse (e.g ... • Somatization Disorder ... #Differential #
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Heart Failure - Pathophysiology ... and Differential ... Myeloproliferative Disorders ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... tendency to fall • Triggers ... other neurological disorders ... limb or joint disorders ... Management #treatment #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
an autoimmune disorder ... life-threatening Differential ... - Generalized fatigue ... Serologic and EMG ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
Hypertensive Disorders ... And Proteinuria (e.g ... #Hypertensive #Disorders ... htn #obstetrics #cardiology ... #differential #
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Reversible course Differential ... • EEG: With persistent ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... Common Symptoms: - Fatigue ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Nonscarring Alopecias: Clinical features of the most common types
Patterned hair loss:
 - Age: puberty or older
abrupt - May be triggered ... with animals (eg ... pets) - Bare patches ... other psychiatric disorders ... Alopecia #types #differential