Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia Focal Hyporeflexia: • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
polyneuropathy (e.g ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #neurology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
in Wonderland Syndrome ... (Many causes!) ... • Infection (e.g ... Brain lesions (e.g ... #diagnosis #neurology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes Intravascular Hemolysis: • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
(usually IgG) (e.g ... (usually IgM) (e.g ... deficiencies (e.g ... Membrane defects (e.g ... #hematology #anemia
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies Inherited: • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII • Hemophilia B -
Malabsorption (e.g ... warfarin, DOACs (e.g ... Autoimmune disorders (e.g ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #hematology #deficiency
Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome == Nephrotic Syndrome == Onset - Insidious Edema - ++++ Blood
Red blood cell casts ... Red blood cell casts ... #Nephritic #Comparison ... #Table #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis HEMODYNAMIC • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... - Differential Diagnosis ... vasoconstriction (e.g ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... #nephrology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) - Volume depletion
- Cirrhosis Syndrome ... - Malignancy (e.g ... CNS pathology (e.g ... Pulmonary pathology (e.g ... #Table #Causes
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infected thrombosis, (e.g ... Lemierre's syndrome ... Malignancy: - Hematologic ... Inflammatory Diseases (e.g
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis): • Acute infection • Solid organ
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... inflammatory disorders (e.g ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... #Causes #hematology
Hypermagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism Renal Failure Excessive Mg Administration - Massive PO intake
IV Mg infusion (e.g ... - Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... High #Magnesium #Table ... #Causes #Management
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