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Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Stroke Mimics - ... Differential Diagnosis ... - MINT Mnemonic ... Hypercarbia • Infectious ... Vestibular neuronitis, CNS
BEHIND - Stroke Mimics Mnemonic
Brain: Mass, Hemorrhage, Contusion
Epilepsy: Post Ictal State, 
Hyponatremia, Hypogycemia
Intoxication, Infection
Neuro: Migraine, Multiple
BEHIND - Stroke Mimics ... Mnemonic Brain ... Intoxication, Infection ... #Neurology #Diagnosis ... #Differential
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Pediatric Vomiting ... Systemic Causes - Differential ... Intracranial Pressure (CNS ... Emesis #Vomiting #Differential ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI - Differential ... Post-infectious ... • Toxins • Infection ... #KidneyInjury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Differential Considerations for a Seizure or Seizure-like Event
The following diagnoses may have presentations that can be
Cardiogenic syncope NEUROLOGIC ... Delirium tremens INFECTIOUS ... - CNS infections ... Cataplexy #Seizure #mimics ... diagnosis #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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brain lesion • CNS ... infection (e.g. ... arteritis • Acute ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology ... #PHANTOMS #mnemonic
VITAMINS Mnemonic for Acute / Subacute Peripheral Polyneuropathy

Vascular
Inflammatory: Amyloidosis, vasculitis (often more subacute/chronic)
Toxins: Nitrous oxide, chemo,
VITAMINS Mnemonic ... for Acute / Subacute ... TSH, DM, B12 Infectious ... #Neurology #Diagnosis ... #Differential
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
 •
Infancy (SUDI) - Differential ... Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Gastrointestinal infection ... Accidental* Other: • Acute ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... pulmonary etc) • CNS ... Impairment: • Acute ... #Weakness #Differential ... #Diagnosis #neurology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
hypertension - CNS ... immunocompromise, CNS ... or at work) - acute ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential