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Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Fatigability, Variability ... involvement, elevated CK ... Weakness #Sensory #Neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Fatigability, Variability ... involvement, elevated CK ... Peripheral #Weakness #Neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- Hx of AKI/CKD ... uric acid (rhabdo/TLS ... 21% - AKI on CKD ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... hydronephrosis on U/S) • Reflux ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Lateral Sclerosis (ALS ... - Causes progressive ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... complete paralysis of all ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Algorithm for Diagnosis and Management of Resistant Hypertension in CKD
Pseudoresistant Hypertension - Reduce barriers to adherence:
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... and Management ... Consider other causes ... mineralocorticoid antagonist →Refer ... #Management
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
The algorithm below ... ) and negative Reller ... acyclovir in these cases ... empiric acyclovir to all ... is proposed: #Management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... pathophysiology as ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology