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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Compartment Syndrome, Medications ... Protein) • AIN: Medication ... Neurogenic Bladder (Medication ... #nephrology #causes
Medications associated with neuroleptic malignant syndrome

First-generation and second-generation antipsychotics are dopamine receptor antagonists, which produce a
Medications associated ... which produce a state ... after years of treatment ... NeurolepticMalignant #Syndrome #Medications ... #Drugs #Causes
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Altered Mental Status ... • Neurologic: ... Abscess • Toxic: Medications ... , Recreational drugs ... #Causes
"I MD SOAPS" Infectious Diseases Exposure History

I - Immunization - Vaccination status (age-appropriate, comorbidities, travel, etc)
M
- Vaccination status ... travel, etc) M - Medication ... immunocompromising medications ... ; drug exposure ... , prophylactic medications
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
- Differential Diagnosis ... Altered Mental Status ... no neurological cause ... : • Trauma • Medication ... #neurology
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
Causes of Falls ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Extrinsic Factors - Drugs ... Polypharmacy - esp. > 4 medications ... • Stairs
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... , Recreational drugs ... #neurology
Causes of Priapism
Many disease states have been associated with priapism, including hematologic disorders, malignancy, neurologic disorders,
Many disease states ... disorders, malignancy, neurologic ... trauma, infection, medications ... , recreational drugs ... #Diagnosis #Urology
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
  -
Drugs associated ... panitumumab) #Drugs ... hypomagnesemia #Medications ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology #Causes
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... disease • Various drugs ... Hydroxychoroquine - Statins ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis ... #neurology