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Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
- Differential ... Acoustic Neuroma • BPPV ... • Cogan's syndrome ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Differential #
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
Causes of Hypokalemia ... - Differential ... K-ATPase which imports ... - Refeeding Syndrome ... #Hypokalemia #Differential
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential ... of hypokalemia starts ... gastrointestinal K loss ... • Renal K loss ... #hypokalemia #differential
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
with vascular causes ... auditory findings BPPV ... • Short-lived ... Hearing loss. ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Sensorineural Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Asymmetric Sensorineural Hearing Loss: 
 • Neoplastic (Vestibular Schwannoma)
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- Differential ... Toxoplasmosis, HIV ... Autoimmune (Cogan's Syndrome ... #HearingLoss #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... Non-inflammatory causes ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... consistent with MS ... noninflammatory #differential
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Well-localized, sharp, short ... regional pain syndrome ... Deafferentation - Loss ... Mechanisms #Neurology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... Knee #Effusions #causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #msk #
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... pulses - Hair loss ... #Leg #pain #differential ... lower #extremity #msk
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... • Intrinsic Causes ... syphilis, and HIV ... #lesions #differential