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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Workup Algorithm ... and Differential Diagnosis ... and signs • Glomerulonephritis ... cryoglobulins, hepatitis serology ... , HIV serology,
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... fever - ACS, AKI ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... proliferation rate ... #TLS #diagnosis
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Red ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... #Algorithm #neurology
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
Pathophysiology: ... Diagnosis and Context ... It's typically a late ... #cullensign #em ... #peritonitis #IM
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #orthopedics #neurology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
- Differential Diagnosis ... Rhabdomyolysis - AKI ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... → Syncope • Signs ... /Symptoms: - Lightheadedness
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... and signs below ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... of UMN and LMN signs ... features developing later ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... than one after symptom ... the underlying pathophysiology ... Hospital of Baltimore IM ... #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... the bilateral cortex ... • Examine for signs ... #PhysicalExam #neurology