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Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
episodes usually cause ... Extreme emotional lability ... Sclerosis (ALS) (*main cause ... Pseudobulbar #Affect #neurology ... #differential #
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
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Causes of Bradykinetic ... Movement Disorders - Differential ... Algorithm Parkinson's Disease ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Differential #
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
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Demyelinating Diseases ... - Differential ... Inflammatory: MS ... Diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back ... Pain - Differential ... Connective tissue disease ... cholecystitis; • Neurologic ... #primarycare #msk
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
by the inability ... Then, ask 3 questions ... the underlying cause ... vaptans (HF/liver disease ... #management #nephrology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment ... #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... bypass), LFT (liver disease ... #Workup #hematology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... • Biliary Disease ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Effusion - Differential ... Non-Infectious: • Rheumatologic ... , Takayasu Disease ... #cardiology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
and less common diseases ... diagnosis and treatment ... Inflammatory causes ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology ... #inflammatory #differential