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Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... • Neurologic ... masses and lymphadenitis ... Infection or cancer ... cause unknown)
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... neuritis); positive hearing ... Hearing loss. ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
in horizontal canal ... hearing loss (labyrinthitis ... can be severe in stroke ... with vascular causes ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
syndrome, history of cancer ... Systemic symptoms and ... conditions: • Stroke ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology ... #PHANTOMS #mnemonic
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... Hematuria: • Stone ... BPH • Prostate cancer ... #Hematuria #Differential ... #urology #nephrology
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... external ear, sparing ... hematoma, lung cancer ... the tragus to differentiate ... ear canal • Otoscopic
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... of breath • Neurologic ... Hoarseness • Chest and ... coma SIADH: • Hyponatremia ... #diagnosis #cancer
Oppositional Grasp Weakness in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Dysfunction of the six- Opposition weakness-in carpal tunnel syndrome with
Pincer grasp is ... In this case, the ... Grasp #Weakness #Hand ... #physicaleaxm #neurology ... #orthopedics #msk
St. VITUS'S DANCE Mnemonic for Causes of Chorea

S - Sydenham’s Chorea
V - Vascular (Strokes)
I - Increased
VITUS'S DANCE Mnemonic ... for Causes of Chorea ... V - Vascular (Strokes ... #Chorea #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Orthopedic Essentials ... Burst Fracture, Chance ... fractures: Don't cause ... spinal deformity or neurologic ... • Vertebral canal