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Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypotension • AMS ... #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Chloride
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... edema visualized as ... Reversible course Differential ... #management #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Approach to the differential ... arbitrarily defined as ... One or more of the ... #Algorithm #differential ... nephrotic #syndrome #nephrology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
surgery, trauma, and bone-marrow ... bulbar muscles DIAGNOSIS ... the underlying pathophysiology ... Barre #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... horizontal movements; also ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Primary Polydipsia
Definition: Excessive volitional water intake
Epidemiology:
 • 6-20% of patients with psychiatric disorders - Most commonly
tobacco users; in one ... study, all of those ... diabetes insipidus Differential ... Diagnosis: Diabetes ... #management #nephrology
Lumbar Stenosis - Canal and Foraminal Stenosis Grading

How do we tell if the nerves have enough
be attenuated as ... fat isn’t just gone ... Canal #Foraminal #diagnosis ... #neurology #spine ... neuroradiology #orthopedics