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Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Psychological/psychiatric ... Contraction - Signs ... , cauda equina syndrome ... anticholinergic medications ... Causes #DIAPPERS #Mnemonic
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
to Headaches - Differential ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... #PHANTOMS #mnemonic
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Neurological symptoms ... Reversible course Differential ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... /Drug toxicity, ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... PALPITATIONS: Medications ... • Serotonergic drugs ... Hyperthyroidism • Anemia Psychiatric ... AVNRT Red Flag Symptoms
Serotonin Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Serotonin Syndrome: Variable combination of mental status changes, autonomic instability, and
to hours) after medication ... weight loss agents, drugs ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
presyncope, exertional symptoms ... positive Romberg sign ... Contributing Factors • Medications ... slippery surfaces • Psychiatric ... Falls #Diagnosis #Differential