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Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
Inadequate water intake:
 • Lack of access to water
Extrarenal hypotonic fluid
Causes of Hypernatremia ... - Differential ... Osmotic diuresis • Central ... #Differential # ... #nephrology #sodium
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Weakness - Differential ... Forehead Sparing = Central ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... Compression Tumor, Trauma ... #neurology #sparing
Secondary Causes of Hypothermia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definition:
- Core temp < 35°C

Infectious:
 - Sepsis

Neuromuscular Disease:
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Secondary Causes ... Hypothermia - Differential ... Definition: - Core ... - Toxins - Peripheral ... - Multi-system trauma
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... Floppy Newborn) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Central ... Atrophy • Trauma ... Core Disease
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... - Vertigo - Differential ... Rotary Movement Peripheral ... Bone Fracture Central ... • Ethanol - Trauma
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
- Differential ... Insensible losses Sodium ... Movement of Water Central ... Neurosurgery - Trauma ... Diagnosis #Table #Causes
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain - Differential ... Claudication) - Cold ... ) • Peripheral ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
is usually caused ... the underlying cause ... administered (through a peripheral ... #Differential # ... #sodium
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... other forms of trauma ... dysfunction Central ... herniation - Trauma ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... and Central Vertigo ... PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... #Peripheral #Central ... #differential #