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Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Causes of Dementia ... - Treatable Causes ... Hydrocephalus • Chronic ... Meningitis • Chronic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 • Infection:
Disorders (Reversible Causes ... of "Dementia") ... Lime disease, Whipple's ... Neurocognitive #Disorders #dementia ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #SkinRash
Lichen Simplex Chronicus: Thickened, red, puritic patch of skin resulting from chronic rubbing 
and scratching.

Charlie Goldberg,
Lichen Simplex Chronicus ... resulting from chronic ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Lichen ... #Simplex #Chronicus
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Polycythemia Vera • Chronic ... : • Acute or Chronic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
HIV, syphilis, Whipple ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... atrophy Lewy body dementia ... Frontotemporal dementia ... - 2nd cause after
The 9 Ds of Weight loss in the Elderly
 - Dementia
 - Depression
 - Disease (acute
the Elderly - Dementia ... Disease (acute and chronic ... Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Causes
Steroid Induced Atrophy: Chronic topical steroid use has led to marked thinning of the skin.

Charlie Goldberg,
Induced Atrophy: Chronic ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Steroid
Molluscum: Numerous papules caused by viral infection.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD Catalog of Clinical Images

#Clinical #Photo
Numerous papules caused ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Molluscum
Tinea Versicolor: Scaly well demarcated patches caused by fungal skin infection.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD Catalog
demarcated patches caused ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Tinea