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Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... paraneoplastic syndromes ... #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... Intra-Renal: • Vascular ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes #algorithm
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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- Differential ... (Ischemia) - Acute ... Marfan's Syndrome ... #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Diagnosis Baseline ... clinical context and signs ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... AKI - Differential ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... ) • Vascular occlusion ... Diagnosis #nephrology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
injury, often from vascular ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Diagnosis Approach ... hypertension and signs ... renal bruit or signs ... Causes: • Vascular ... #Differential #
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Diagnosis Red ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy - Acute ... causes #primary ... #secondary #management ... #neurology
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
anterior sail sign ... ), compartment syndrome ... Elbow #Humerus #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #MSK