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Differential Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury 

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
of Acute Kidney ... #Nephrology #AKI ... #Causes #Differential ... #Workup #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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: • Clinical diagnosis ... other less common features ... present, in which case ... #cva #management ... #neurology
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
How do you work ... Detected on NCCT vs ... #stroke #workup ... #diagnosis #checklist ... #neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
GrepMed Handbook Acute ... and Workup: • ... No additional workup ... symptoms): MRI+gad (stroke ... CNS inflammatory cause
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
high WBC count cause ... visual changes, stroke ... , AKI, acute limb ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Algorithm Polycythemia ... an underlying cause ... heme (bleeding), CV ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... Causes of Acute ... #differential #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hepatology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
• Muscular or neurologic ... most commonly stroke ... disorder URGENT WORKUP ... weight loss or acute ... the underlying cause
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
meningovascular (stroke ... Symptoms: • Acute ... /l is regarded as ... a strong indicator ... #neurology #meningitis
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... components: targeted neurologic ... , acute vestibular ... #Diagnosis #AVS ... #Posterior #CVA