Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 β€’ Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... disease β€’ Myasthenia ... Sarcoidosis β€’ Infections ... mimics #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #neurology
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 β€’ Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
 β€’
Demyelinating Diseases ... - Differential ... nodosa, SLE β€’ Infectious ... Diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 β€’ Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Mental Status - Differential ... Diagnosis β€’ Neurologic ... deficiency, Thyroid disease ... β€’ Infectious: ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 β€’ Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 β€’ Infection:
Disorders (Reversible Causes ... Intracranial tumor β€’ Infection ... Disorders #dementia #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 β€’ Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 β€’ Other
splenomegaly Other infections ... multiple lesions Infectious ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 β€’ Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... Kidney Injury AKI - Differential ... β€’ Primary GNs: Disease ... Post-infectious ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 β€’ Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
 β€’
Generalized Weakness - Differential ... Rhabdomyolysis, Critical ... Generalized #Weakness #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 β€’ Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 β€’ Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... : β€’ Liver disease ... drug induced β€’ Infections ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential ... classification #hematology
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 β€’ Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 β€’ Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Pregnancy, EPO treatment ... Pylori β€’ Hookworm infection ... Iron #Deficiency #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 β€’ Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Extravascular Causes ... spherocytosis) β€’ Infections ... Extravascular #Causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #hematology