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Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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- Differential Diagnosis ... a mass as the cause ... Migraine is a diagnosis ... Tumor • Trauma Cranial ... #Algorithm #Causes
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... myringitis • Cranial ... infections Cranial ... osteomyelitis • Tumor Cranial ... #differential #diagnosis
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Erb's Palsy is caused ... palsy" is a common cause ... Tunnel Syndrome - Causes ... Dislocation - May cause ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
palsy • CN VI (Abducens ... Skew Deviation Casey ... #differential #diagnosis
Multiple Cranial Neuropathies - High Yield Differential Diagnosis
 • Intrinsic brainstem process
 • Compressive brainstem process
Multiple Cranial ... Yield Differential Diagnosis ... caseyalbin #Multiple #Cranial ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... Head and neck masses ... (80% to 90% of cases ... cause unknown) ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
- Differential Diagnosis ... Oculomotor (3rd cranial ... no neurological cause ... #differential #diagnosis
Schematic examples of the cause of acute mitral regurgitation. 
LV, left ventricle; PM, papillary mucle; SAM,
examples of the cause ... Regurgitation #MR #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Acute ... #Differential #Cardiology
Sixth Left Cranial Nerve Palsy: Left eye cannot move laterally beyond midline. In this case, caused
Sixth Left Cranial ... In this case, caused ... CranialNerve6 #Abducens
Left 6th Cranial Nerve Palsy: Left eye unable to move laterally beyond midline. In this case,
Left 6th Cranial ... In this case, nerve ... dysfunction was caused ... CranialNerve6 #Abducens