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Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
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Demyelinating Diseases ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Demyelinating #Diseases ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
information + Filling ... Diseases: Korsakoff ... Injury, Alzheimer's Disease ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
structural heart disease ... frequently benign causes ... further guide management ... Further diagnostics ... the underlying disease
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... Lymphomatoid granulomatosis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #radiology ... #neurology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
late adulthood • Diagnosis ... conditions Diagnosis ... and M panel Management ... DDX - Other causes ... #management
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Causes of Proteinuria ... - Differential Diagnosis ... antibodies • Granulomatosis ... Minimal change disease ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
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Causes of Bradykinetic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Parkinson's Disease ... Bradykinesia • Falling ... MovementDisorders #Neurology
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Histiocytosis and granulomatous ... diseases, Trauma ... uropathy, Metabolic causes ... Classification #Types #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Causes of Apparent ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Congenital Heart Disease ... Disturbances Neurologic ... #Algorithm #Causes
Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
PTX, Alveolar filling ... Obstructive lung disease ... Treat underlying cause ... Troubleshooting #diagnosis ... #management #pulmonary