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Causes of Aphasia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fluent - Grammatically correct, but nonsensical, tangential. Phonemic & semantic
Causes of Aphasia ... , Global Aphasia ... , Broca's Aphasia ... Transcortical Aphasia ... #Aphasia #Neurology
Causes of Non-Fluent Aphasia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-Fluent - Agrammatic, hesitant, but substantive communication
Impaired Repetition
 •
of Non-Fluent Aphasia ... Comprehension - Global Aphasia ... Transcortical Aphasia ... #NonFluent #Aphasia ... #Neurology #Differential
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
motor cortex) • Aphasia ... • Apraxia • ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Causes of Primary and Secondary (without Red Flags) Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

#Primary #Secondary #Headaches #Neurology
of Primary and Secondary ... Algorithm #Primary #Secondary ... #Headaches #Neurology
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
• Marrow Aplasia ... Hypersplenism • Secondary
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
• Starvation Secondary ... High purine diet Secondary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
decalvans - Secondary ... Follicularis • Aplasia ... areata • Secondary
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
Causes of Secondary ... Pseudoseizures #Secondary ... Provoked #Seizures #Neurology
Causes of Fluent Aphasia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fluent - Grammatically correct, but nonsensical, tangential. Phonemic &
Causes of Fluent Aphasia ... Transcortical Sensory Aphasia ... Comprehension - Anomic Aphasia ... #Fluent #Aphasia ... #Neurology #Differential
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... 3+) Consider secondary ... Hypertension #HTN #Secondary ... #Nephrology #Differential