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Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
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Demyelinating Diseases ... PML, HTLV-1 • Granulomatous ... : Lymhomatoid granulomatosis ... Demyelinating #Diseases ... Diagnosis #causes #neurology
Algorithm for the Treatment of Parkinson Disease With Predominant Postural Instability and Gait Impairment

#Management #Neurology #Parkinsons
Algorithm for the Treatment ... of Parkinson Disease ... #Management #Neurology ... #Parkinsons #Disease ... #Medication #Treatment
Workup of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High or Normal PTH:
 • Hyperparathyroidism: Parathyroid adenoma, Parathyroid hyperplasia,
Skeletal metastatic disease ... disorders, Paget's disease ... VitD: Lymphoma, Granulomatous ... diseases, Idiopathic ... Algorithm #Workup #nephrology
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Histiocytosis and granulomatous ... diseases, Trauma ... Primary renal disease ... Treatment is aimed ... Classification #Types #Nephrology
Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome
What?
 • Unilateral orbital/retrobulbar pain
 • Paresis of the cranial nerves Ill, IV, VI
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Granulomatous ... or orbit (MRI) Treatment ... Syndrome #TolosaHunt #neurology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
(Eosinophilic granulomatosis ... polyangiitis, Granulomatosis ... vasculitis, Behcet disease ... Goodpasture's Disease ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis ... lymphoproliferative disease ... • Metastatic disease ... demyelinating diseases ... causes #radiology #neurology
Metformin Treatment in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3A, 3B, or
Metformin Treatment ... Chronic Kidney Disease ... VisualAbstract #Nephrology
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
initial phase of the disease ... Encephalopathy Treatment ... Korsakoff #Syndrome #neurology
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
antibodies • Granulomatosis ... Minimal change disease ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology