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Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Causes of Dizziness ... Problem • Drugs Psychiatric ... Somatization #Dizzy ... Lightheadedness #Neurology ... #Causes
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... symptoms, unidirectonal ... symptoms/signs, ... Hemorrhage #Dizzy
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo and Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • True Vertigo - Illusion
Causes of Dizziness ... - Vertigo and Lightheadedness ... Lightheadedness #Vertigo #Dizzy ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Causes
TiTrATE schema to approach to Dizziness
 • Time Course: Continuous or Episodic
 • Triggers: Present or
yet imprecise symptom ... • Nonspecific (psychiatric ... TiTrATE #Dizziness #dizzy ... #algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Dizziness and Vertigo ... Algorithm Presyncope ... Associated with nausea ... #dizzy #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Diagnosis Algorithm ... nephrolithiasis • Symptoms ... proteinuria, RBC casts ... if cause not identified ... Hematuria #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
The approach uses ... Timing of the symptom ... that provoke the symptom ... into one of three clinical ... #Diagnosis #Dizzy
Bipolar and Mania - Causes of Elevated Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar I
• Manic Episode
- Causes of Elevated ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cyclothymia • Symptoms ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Psychiatry #Causes
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Platelet Disorders ... Differential Diagnosis and ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... /psychiatric changes