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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... electrolytes, urea ... investigations depending on clinical ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
canoeing, kayaking, trail ... Overcrowded urban areas ... non-productive cough, nausea ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... diagnosis #treatment #management
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... Clinical Manifestations ... SPS #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #neurology
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
 •
in Stroke: • Clinical ... present, in which case ... anticoagulation • Arterial ... #Stroke #cva #management ... #neurology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... Features: • Triad ... #nephrology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Postpartum Period • Breast-feeding ... support for patients clinically ... Serial TTE and close
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Rheumatic pain Clinical ... , parts of the axial ... Diagnosis: • A clinical ... Rule out other causes ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSH, FSHD)

Young man with left sided wasting. On examination with prominent axillary folds
middle trapezius causes ... oblique pectoral crease ... Dystrophy #FSH #FSHD #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #shoulder #neurology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical
Abnormal Gait caused by Polyneuropathy

This patient presented with an acute loss of distal strength of the
Abnormal Gait caused ... (Please comment ... Polyneuropathy #neuropathy #clinical ... #video #walking ... #neurology