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TiTrATE schema to approach to Dizziness
 • Time Course: Continuous or Episodic
 • Triggers: Present or
to approach to Dizziness ... additional history "Dizziness ... yet imprecise symptom ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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Strokes #Syndromes #CVA ... #Territory #Symptoms ... Localization #Effects #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Table ... Review in Clinical Neurology
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
+/- TEE (high Afib ... v Holter (r/o Afib ... #ischemic #CVA ... stroke #workup #diagnosis ... #checklist #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... - Differential Diagnosis ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... symptoms/signs, ... #Vertigo #Neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... for Dizziness and ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free ... #neurology
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Dizziness and Vertigo ... "pass out" • Symptoms ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Dizziness ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology #management
Post-Concussive Syndrome
Thinking/Remembering 
 • Difficulty thinking clearly 
 • Feeling slowed down 
 • Difficulty concentrating
problems • Dizziness ... Syndrome #Concussion #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Symptoms
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Dizziness - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Autonomic dysfunction, Meds ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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: • Clinical diagnosis ... • Measurable neurologic ... deficit • Onset of symptoms ... #tPA #Stroke #cva ... #management #neurology
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Toxic: EtOH, Meds ... Mitochondrial issues - VA ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #causes #neurology