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Syncope - Findings, Signs and Symptoms by Classification
 - Reflex Syncope 
 - Cardiogenic Syncope
Syncope - Findings ... , Signs and Symptoms ... #Syncope #Differential ... CriticalCare #Sign #Symptoms ... #Findings #Comparison
Shock - Findings, Signs and Symptoms by Classification
 - Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Distributive (Vasodilation)
Shock - Findings ... , Signs and Symptoms ... DrEricStrong #Shock #Differential ... CriticalCare #Sign #Symptoms ... #Findings #Comparison
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
No neurologic findings ... • Auditory findings ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
classic posterior canal ... in horizontal canal ... None • Auditory Findings ... #signs #symptoms ... #comparison #neurology
Undifferentiated critical congenital heart disease: Patterns of Presentation 
Pink baby:
 • Presents at 1-6 mo
disease: Patterns of Presentation ... : PDA, VSD, AV canal ... HeartDisease #patterns #presentation ... #Differential # ... Gray #Baby #Peds #Pediatrics
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Asthma vs COPD Presentation ... is frequent • Symptoms ... exacerbations • PFT Findings ... pack years • Symptoms ... #Asthma #COPD #comparison
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Radiology Imaging Findings ... Eval clinical presentation ... for secondary findings ... tibial tuberosity Differential ... tear (similar symptoms
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... be the initial presentation ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Presentation ... #comparison #Table
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Ipsilateral findings ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... Contralateral findings ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Liver dysfunction Presentation ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... Multiorgan failure Findings ... infiltration) Differential