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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... polyneuropathy (e.g ... Hyperreflexia #Testing ... #diagnosis #table ... #neurology
Migraine without Aura
Diagnostic Criteria (ICHD-3):
A) At least 5 attacks fulfilling criteria B-D:
B) Headache attacks lasting 4-72
Migraine without Aura ... Headache attacks lasting ... physical activity (eg ... following: • Nausea ... #neurology #headache
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Malignancy (e.g ... CNS pathology (e.g ... Pulmonary pathology (e.g ... polydipsia - Beer ... #Table #Causes
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... function test, ANA (e.g ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... However, it may be
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
for secondary causes ... treatment may be ... signs or symptoms (eg ... #Differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #eosinophilia
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... production to cause ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... Cardiac #Stress #Testing
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... Non-inflammatory causes ... skull neoplasms (e.g ... Migraine with aura ... #neurology #noninflammatory
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
, throbbing, ± aura ... (e.g., seizures ... ) These can be ... Primary #Secondary #Comparison ... #Neurology #Diagnosis
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
Primary Dermatological Lesions
Primary lesions are physical changes in the skin considered to be caused directly by
altered colour e.g ... nipple-like mass e.g ... , the plateau. e.g ... supply by fluid, e.g ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology