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Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Malignancy (e.g ... the lung) - CNS ... pathology (e.g. ... polydipsia - Beer ... #Table #Causes
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
CNS Manifestations ... autoantibodies that will cause ... permeability Diagnosis ... Lumbar Puncture, EEG ... #neurology #rheumatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... function test, ANA (e.g ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... However, it may be ... #hematology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
sarcoid or other CNS ... inflammatory cause ... ) • EMG/NCS (rare ... patch alone may be ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... Non-inflammatory Causes ... nervous system (CNS ... skull neoplasms (e.g ... #Syndromes #neurology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... evaluation should be ... risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... hypertension (eg
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Enteroviruses (e.g ... Singh @rav7ks #CNS ... #neurology #meningitis
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... only if no clear cause ... Table below) ... Bicarb<22) - avoid NS
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... subtle e.g. extreme ... E.g. 80 yo ESR cutoff ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... them, but urgent rheumatology
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
frailty that have been ... occasionally, e.g ... from whatever cause ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Scale #Score #CFS