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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Algorithm Forehead Sparing ... Causes #neurology #sparing
Here’s an example from an intensivist caring for COVID-19 patients. Note the B-lines and areas of
an intensivist caring ... #Subpleural #Sparing
Assessment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Severity in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty
#Diagnosis #Pathology #NAFLD #NASH #Fibrosis #Staging
NASH #Fibrosis #Staging ... #Scoring
Cirrhosis Risk / Staging Calculators

BONACINI CIRRHOSIS DISCRIMINANT SCORE (CDS)
CHILD PUGH CLASSIFICATION OF SEVERITY OF CIRRHOSIS 

#Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis Risk / Staging ... hepatology #risk #staging ... classification #scoring
ISTH Scoring System for Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
Platelet count:
 • Expected: Low (or normal)
 • Elevation
ISTH Scoring System ... fibrin leads to shearing ... Coagulation #ISTH #Scoring
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Hearing ... • Duration of hearing ... conditions and hearing ... sensorineural hearing
Tinnitus - Subjective (heard only by patient) - 90% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unilateral On Audiogram -
Bilateral - No Hearing ... Bilateral - Conductive Hearing ... Sensorineural Hearing ... Tinnitus #Ringing #hearing
Esophageal Cancer Staging Visualization

by Nigar Anjuman Khurram, MD @NigarAKhurram

#Esophageal #Cancer #Staging #oncology #esophagus #diagnosis #pathology
Esophageal Cancer Staging ... Esophageal #Cancer #Staging
Senses
#neurology #hearing #taste #vision #brain
Senses #neurology #hearing
The GFR Clock for Staging CKD

Staging CKD is most frequently done by calculating the estimated glomerular
GFR Clock for Staging ... CKD Staging CKD ... Nephro #CKD #EGFR #Staging