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Epilepsy Seizure Types - Generalized vs Focal

Generalized Seizures
 - Absence seizures 
 - Myoclonic seizures
Epilepsy Seizure Types ... seizures - Tonic-clonic ... Focal #Seizures #Types ... #Classification ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) 
Type 1 - Failure of secretion
Type 2 - Bicarbonate wasting
Type 4 -
Acidosis (RTA) Type ... of secretion Type ... Mixed* - Inherited carbonic ... #classification ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Patterns of disease in advanced COPD

Type A: 
Pink Puffer (Emphysema Predominant) 
Major complaint is dyspnea, often
Patterns of disease ... advanced COPD Type ... Type B: Blue Bloater ... Major complaint is chronic ... #COPD #Patterns
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
Generalized Seizures ... When tonic—clonic ... Seizures / Tonic-Clonic ... Pseudoseizures #GrandMal #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Red ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... #Algorithm #causes
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... protein receptor type ... activin A receptor type ... and obstructive pattern ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
failure (acute and chronic ... Proximal RTA (type ... Generalized distal ... Chronic progressive ... #differential #diagnosis
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
disease, pleuritic chest ... may show this pattern ... include asthma, chronic ... #Breathing #Patterns ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Face, upper back, chest ... fingernails (may be generalized ... Christmas tree pattern ... Tinea versicolor - Chest ... #differential #diagnosis
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
febrile illness—any type ... ) - Previous chronic ... meningitis - Previous chronic ... customary headache patterns ... differential #emergency #diagnosis