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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... in semicircular canal ... test (posterior canal ... test (horizontal canal
Hepatic Abscess: Microbiology
Common Pathogens: E. Coli, K. pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes
Rare pathogens that can cause
pathogens that can cause ... Mycobacterium, Candida ... #differential #causes
Causes of Dysuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pyuria - Leukocytes on Dipstick/Microscopy
 - Bacteriuria & Hematuria -
Causes of Dysuria ... Pyelonephritis - WBC Casts ... Urethritis • Candida ... Vaginitis • Candida ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
and Peripheral Causes ... Diagnosis Central Causes ... Malformation Peripheral Causes ... • Semicircular canal ... Central #Peripheral #Causes
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... febrilepodcast] #BCNIE #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Hypoxemia and Dyspnea - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Stabilize: Nasal canula 
3)
Stabilize: Nasal canula ... the underlying cause
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... , Blastomyces, Candida ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
(SPA) • Other Causes ... common bacterial causes ... Mycobacterial Causes ... bovis • Fungi: Candida
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Causes of Myocarditis ... Aspergillus species, Candida ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Vertigo - is it central or peripheral? Vertigo is classified into either peripheral or central depending
it can also be caused ... Vertigo that is caused ... the semicircular canals