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Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hydrocephalus • Chronic ... Meningitis • Chronic ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 • Infection:
Reversible Causes of "Dementia ... , Whipple's disease ... Neurocognitive #Disorders #dementia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
The 9 Ds of Weight loss in the Elderly
 - Dementia
 - Depression
 - Disease (acute
the Elderly - Dementia ... Depression - Disease ... (acute and chronic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential Diagnosis ... Injury to Root Chronic ... Rheumatic Fever, Whipple ... Valve Dysfunction Chronic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
AKI, CKD, AKD Acute ... • Oliguria Chronic ... Kidney Disease ... per 1.73 m2 • Stable ... #Definitions #nephrology
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
, Differential Diagnosis ... syndrome - Acute ... and chronic kidney ... disease Normovolemic ... #Table #Causes
Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
Classification Diagnosis ... Angioedema: • Acute ... dominant inherited disease ... dominant inherited disease ... Acute Angioedema
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... the time course (acute ... • Tropheryma whippleii ... (Whipple's disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious: • Acute ... or Chronic Inflammatory ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Torsemide) • Acute ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Medications #Table