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Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Alzheimer - 1st cause ... (parkinsonian signs ... - Behavioral changes ... - Behavioral changes ... Dementia - 2nd cause
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
can induce color change ... hematuria • Signs ... and SMA - Can cause ... Urethra/Prostate Causes ... urinary tract) Causes
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... precipitated by darkness, change ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... hormone use, vision changes
Transverse lines of the fingernails. (A) Beau’s lines (arrows) of the thumbnail. (B) Mees’ lines (arrowheads)
the nails can be caused ... nail matrix or changes ... are a typical sign ... In Mees’ lines, change ... paired white lines caused
Physiologic Skin Changes in Pregnancy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Face
 • Melasma
Abdomen
 • Linea Nigra 
Hormone induced
Physiologic Skin Changes ... • Chadwick's sign ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
Viral replication causes ... Peripheral sensory changes ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
with vascular causes ... Usually little change ... head position change ... diagnosis #findings #signs
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
arrest where other causes ... of more of the signs ... chlorhexidine as cause ... as a possible cause ... • Change to inhalational
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... with positional change ... without an obvious cause ... varying neurologic signs ... Central #Vertigo #Causes
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... with postural changes ... persons pain. nausea ... Positive Carnett's sign ... radicular pain #Rare #Causes