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Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Stroke Mimics - Differential ... Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic ... : Seizure w/ post-ictal ... Disorder • Toxins: Drug ... #neurology
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
Management of Seizures ... continuous vital sign ... Pharmacologic treatment ... anti-epileptic drugs ... Management #Emergency #Neurology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... , Recreational drugs ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
Drug-Induced Seizures ... #Medication #Causes ... #Differential # ... Pharmacology #Diagnosis ... #OTISCAMPBELL #Mnemonic
Drug Induced Kidney Injury
 • Pre-Renal: NSAIDS, CNI, ACEI/ARB, IL-2 therapy, Diuretics CAR-T therapy
 • Osmotic
Drug Induced Kidney ... @kdjhaveri #DrugInduced ... #KidneyInjury #differential ... diagnosis #algorithm #nephrology ... #Medications
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
to Headaches - Differential ... • Meningeal signs ... fever, myalgia), seizures ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology ... #PHANTOMS #mnemonic
Differential Diagnosis: New-Onset Seizure in the Elderly

STRUCTURAL:
 • Stroke/TIA, Subdural hematoma, mass
 • Traumatic Brain Injury
Differential Diagnosis ... withdrawal • Drug ... withdrawal • Medication ... Polypharmacy - Drug ... #Neurology #Geriatrics
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Reversible course Differential ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... /Drug toxicity, ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Nephrolithiasis: Medications Associated with Renal Stones
 • Hypercalciuria: Furosemide, Topiramate, Vitamin D/Calcium, Glucocorticoids
 • Precipitation of
Nephrolithiasis: Medications ... Precipitation of drug ... Renal #Stones #pharmacology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #nephrology
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
positive Romberg sign ... - Stroke - Seizure ... Contributing Factors • Medications ... Falls #Diagnosis #Differential ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology