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Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... disease • Myasthenia ... - Alcohol • Metabolic ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis ... #neurology
Prolonged neuromuscular blockade - Differential Diagnosis
- Drugs, Acid-base Disorders, Metabolic, Neurologic, Electrolyte abnormalities

By Mark Harris, MD
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acid-base Disorders, Metabolic ... , Neurologic, Electrolyte ... Anesthesiology #Causes ... #complications
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... chromosome 21) Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology ... #geriatrics #diagnosis
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Meniere's Disease ... symptoms/signs, ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Heart Failure - Pathophysiology ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Vasodilation Lung Disease ... Hyperthyroidism - Increased Metabolism ... #cardiology #causes
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Causes of Apparent ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Congenital Heart Disease ... Myocarditis Metabolic ... Disturbances Neurologic
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... - Differential Diagnosis ... TB, parasitic, complications ... neurocognitive disease ... #Algorithm #Causes
Graves’ Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
B & T lymphocyte mediated autoimmunity attack TSH receptor -> Continuous
Graves’ Disease: ... GravesDisease #pathophysiology ... #endocin #endocrinology ... #symptoms #signs ... #diagnosis
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
out of cells may cause ... Due to neuronal metabolism ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... DiabeticKetoacidosis #DKA #pathophysiology ... #endocrinology
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
• Other rare causes ... Cardiovascular disease ... Overproduction #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #endocrinology