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Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... - Bartter - Gitelman ... smooth muscle cells ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Chloride
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
weakness or paralysis may ... VII, the facial nerve ... the upper motor neuron ... the right lower fate ... #Palsy #Neurology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Approach to the differential ... .2>5 red blood cells ... joints (arthritis), central ... Nephrocalcinosis causes nephron ... nephrotic #syndrome #nephrology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... headache, altered mental ... of the abducens nerve ... CNS #Infections #differential ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... features developing later ... conditions listed in differential ... activity between nerve ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... some red blood cells ... exertion - Cough may ... - Presence of central ... edema #causes #differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Hypertensive crisis may ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... sequences improve sensitivity ... Reversible course Differential ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Hyperreflexia develops later ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... brain and/or optic nerve ... #differential