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Parinaud's Syndrome
What?
 - Impaired upgaze
 - Light-near dissociation
 - Convergence retraction nystagmus
 - Eyelid retraction (Collier's
Parinaud's Syndrome ... upgaze - Light-near ... → "setting sun sign ... #diagnosis #pineal ... #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
and Differential Diagnosis ... clinical context and signs ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... syndrome: troponin ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADH Independent:
 • Tea and Toast Syndrome, Beer Potomania - Low solute
- Differential Diagnosis ... Independent: • Tea ... and Toast Syndrome ... • Renal Failure ... Algorithm #causes #nephrology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
brain, eye, and ear ... important, as early diagnosis ... and treatment can ... #neurology #inflammatory ... #differential #diagnosis
Parinaud's syndrome
What?
 • Light-near dissociation (tectal pupils)
 • Convergence retraction nystagmus
 • Eyelid retraction (Collier's sign)
Parinaud's syndrome ... • Light-near dissociation ... retraction (Collier's sign ... "setting sun" sign ... #neurology #diagnosis
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Approach to Gout Diagnosis ... 1) 2+ flares/year ... Urate nephropathy, renal ... NUIM_Chiefs #gout #diagnosis ... #ULT #rheumatology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
- Differential Diagnosis ... pain hematuria syndrome ... hematuria • Signs ... - RBC casts → Diagnostic ... #nephrology #renal
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
heliotrope rash, Shaw sign ... , holster sign, ... anti-synthetase syndrome ... after 2 years of treatment ... #rheumatology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Hematuria in Post-Renal ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... urine #management #treatment ... #nephrology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
severe disease & renal ... block • Sjogren syndrome ... severe disease Treatment ... #SLE #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #