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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Major Categories of Diarrhea - Characteristics and Symptoms

#Diagnosis #Diarrhea #Categories #Classification #Symptoms #Comparison #Table
Characteristics and Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Diarrhea ... #Categories #Classification ... #Symptoms #Comparison ... #Table
Types of Shock - Comparison, Signs and Symptoms

#Shock #Types #Comparison #Table #Signs #Symptoms #Classification
Types of Shock - Comparison ... , Signs and Symptoms ... #Shock #Types #Comparison ... #Table #Signs # ... Symptoms #Classification
Syncope - Findings, Signs and Symptoms by Classification
 - Reflex Syncope 
 - Cardiogenic Syncope
by Classification ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Classification ... #Table #CriticalCare ... #Findings #Comparison
Shock - Findings, Signs and Symptoms by Classification
 - Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Distributive (Vasodilation)
by Classification ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Classification ... #Table #CriticalCare ... #Findings #Comparison
Melanoma - Clinical subtypes
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Superficial spreading melanoma (70%)
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Nodular melanoma (15%)
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Lentigo maligna
melanoma (15%) - Lentigo ... - (10%) - Acral ... melanoma (5%) #Diagnosis ... Melanoma #Subtypes #Comparison ... #Table #Superficial
Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
Peripheral Vertigo ... Time course and symptoms ... of peripheral vertigo ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
classic posterior canal ... in horizontal canal ... #diagnosis #findings ... #signs #symptoms ... #comparison #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Long symptom-free ... with significant neurologic ... attacks with varying neurologic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
from Peripheral Vertigo ... Central #Peripheral #Vertigo ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #bppv #comparison ... #table