Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Typical features of meningitis vs. Encephalitis Meningitis is inflammation of the subarachnoid space, the fluid bathing
fluid bathing the brain ... Most common causes ... inflammation of the brain ... Most common causes ... Comparison #Features #Table
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Unprovoked - Epilepsy: • Focal: Simple, Complex • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infectious: Meningitis, Encephalitis ... , Brain Abscess, ... #Causes #neurology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
(Many causes!) ... * (most common cause ... Infection (e.g. encephalitis ... ) • Brain lesions ... Syndrome #diagnosis #neurology
Rhombencephalitis BACTERIAL - Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later) - Mycobacterium tuberculosis - Pneumococcus - Brucella - Borrelia (Lyme Disease) -
Louis encephalitis ... opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome - brain ... stem encephalitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Neurology
Algorithm for evaluating multiple ring-enhancing lesions in immunocompetent (HIV negative) #ringenhancing #lesions #cns #brain #diagnosis #differential #algorithm
Algorithm for evaluating ... #lesions #cns #brain ... #differential #algorithm ... #causes #radiology ... #neurology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Once pseudohypokalemia is ruled out, causes of hypokalemia can be
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bucket with the drain ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #nephrology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Algorithm Before ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... Hypokalemia #diagnosis #Algorithm ... differential #potassium #nephrology
Gerstmann Syndrome 1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides 2) Right-left confusion
patient is still able ... to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause ... ), Traumatic Brain ... Gerstmann #Syndrome #neurology
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here. In short,
permanent brain ... Aside from the brain ... epilepticus may cause ... #Management #Neurology ... Refractory #Seizures #Algorithm
How do you work up an ischemic CVA? A) Initial Evaluation • ABCs • IV access, monitor
A) Initial Evaluation ... NCCT or • MRI brain ... Evaluate underlying cause ... Ruled out other causes ... diagnosis #checklist #neurology
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