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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... history of cancer, HIV ... brain lesion • CNS ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
• Hepatorenal syndromes ... chemotherapy) • Pigments ... • Drugs • HIV ... Drugs (NSAlDs, Abx ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Symptoms: Fever, headache ... #differential # ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
glycol (present in IV ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... acidosis: - CNS ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... #ABG #bloodgas
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
nervous system (CNS ... diagnosis and treatment ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... #neurology #noninflammatory ... #differential #
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
characterized by: • Headache ... mental status • Headache ... may precede the neurologic ... Reversible course Differential ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... pulmonary etc) • CNS ... parainfluenza, Coxsackie, HIV ... dystrophies Work ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
3 questions to work ... approach to the differential ... demyelination syndrome ... through a peripheral IV ... #management #nephrology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
(CES) is usually ... cord infarct • HIV ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
positive in 2/3 of pts ... : • Anti-GAD Ab ... antibody that works ... Treatment: • ... #neurology