Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
symptoms that are caused ... tasks, and brain function ... Dementia #Umbrella #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Types ... #Subtypes #Classification
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
diagnostic workup What type ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... impaired executive functions ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Subtypes #Classification
Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
Causes of Tachycardia ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... tachycardia • Junctional ... #Causes #cardiology
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
• May be no pattern ... Block in AV node: Junctional ... #HeartBlocks #Types ... #Classification ... electrocardiogram #ecg #cardiology
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Type 2 Diabetes ... and Management Algorithm ... 7.1 – 8.0 % - Functionally ... • Secondary Causes ... #DM2 #DMII #Classification
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Amyloid, Wild Type ... Mucopolysaccharidosis Type ... #differential # ... cardiology #algorithm
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
lesion) - MSK Radiology ... characteristic "starburst" pattern ... lower physical function ... negatively affect function ... (save $$) Differential
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
has a limited differential ... The most common causes ... the different types ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Lobar #Collapse #Patterns