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Causes of Depressed / Lethargic Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Related:
 • Drugs (Ex. SSRI)
 •
Causes of Depressed ... Congenital Heart Defect ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Sepsis Other: • Anemia ... #Algorithm #Causes
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
disconnection syndrome ... occlusion is the most common ... cause, leading ... Pathophysiology: ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
(particularly common ... - Genetic defects ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
) are the most common ... - Inherited Urea ... rare): - Reye syndrome ... deficiency #Ammonia #Pathophysiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Gerstmann Syndrome ... Agraphia (without alexia ... patient is still able ... to copy Causes ... #neurology #diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
Causes of Hemiplegia ... Algorithm Cerebral ... Acalculia • Alexia ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm No Objective ... Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome ... #Algorithm #Causes
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
• Thiamine - Nausea ... ), Korsakoff syndrome ... , cognitive deficits ... vitamin #nutrition #table ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Acute ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology ... #Algorithm #Causes