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Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... Neurocysticercosis, PML • Metabolic ... #neurology
Causes of Non-Gap Metabolic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Anion Gap (<14) (Loss of Bicarbonate) -
Causes of Non-Gap ... Metabolic Acidosis ... - Differential ... MetabolicAcidosis #NonGap #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Neuropathy • Metabolic ... Hypothyroidism • Medication-induced ... Peripheral #Neuropathy #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Types of Anion Gap Acidosis - AGAPS KIL U - Mnemonic
Ketoacidosis: Alcoholic Ketoacidosis, Starvation Ketoacidosis, Starvation
Types of Anion Gap ... From Anaerobic metabolism ... , Tumors, or Medication ... AGAPSKILU #mnemonic #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Crystalline Keratopathy on Slit Lamp Examination

Slit lamp examination demonstrated scattered refractile particles within the anterior stroma.
Differential diagnosis ... ), infectious, medication ... and iatrogenic causes ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #ophthalmology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... impairment of cellular metabolism ... sweat) - its metabolism ... before beginning treatment ... - HIV/HAART medications
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
dark; • Slow redilation ... Young females Differential ... dissociation • Other causes ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Loss: • Stroke, Medication ... side effects, Metabolic ... #diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Non-anion Gap Metabolic ... Proximal RTA (type ... aniongap #NonGap #Metabolic ... #Acidosis #differential ... #nephrology
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
causes (e.g., hypokalemia ... Treatment is aimed ... Classification #Types ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Differential