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Findings in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Different Causes of Meningitis

#CSF #Fluid #Analysis #Interpretation #Meningitis #Normal #Bacterial #Viral
Fluid in Different Causes ... Fluid #Analysis #Interpretation ... #Meningitis #Normal ... #Bacterial #Viral ... #Comparison #Table
CSF Analysis by Mike Cadogan
#Diagnosis #CSF #Analysis #Fluid #Interpretation #Meningitis #Normal #Bacterial #Viral #Comparison #Table
Analysis #Fluid #Interpretation ... #Meningitis #Normal ... #Bacterial #Viral ... #Comparison #Table
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
acidosis that has a normal ... different types/causes ... RTA #Diagnosis #IM ... RenalTubularAcidosis #Features #Table ... #Comparison #PH
What's in a Tap: CSF Analysis

Normal vs Bacterial vs Viral vs SAH
 - Opening Pressure
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CSF Analysis Normal ... vs Bacterial vs Viral ... Fluid #Analysis #Interpretation ... #Meningitis #Comparison ... #Table #Neurology
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... Timing: early (distal ... prostatic) #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Urology #Hematuria
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
CRP - Usually normal ... Discontinuation of causal ... • Treatment: Usual ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... function may be abnormal ... NASH, Chronic viral
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
injury • Gait is abnormal ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Infections: - Viral ... dysfunction • Abnormal ... differential #algorithm
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... defaulting to a normal ... interpretation. ... Most commonly caused