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Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Causes of Dizziness ... Vasodepressor Syncope • Cardiac ... Somatization #Dizzy ... Lightheadedness #Neurology ... #Differential #
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... - Vertigo - Differential ... symptoms/signs, ... Hemorrhage #Dizzy ... #Differential #
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
osmolarity If cause ... clinical context and signs ... inflammatory markers • Cardio-renal ... CK-MB, NT-proBNP, cardiac ... #causes
Manifestations of Anaphylaxis by Body System

Dermatologic/mucosal

 - Eyes: periorbital swelling/erythema, injected conjunctiva, tears

 - Oral mucosa:
cyanosis, respiratory collapse ... leads, cyanosis, cardiac ... Gastrointestinal - Nausea ... abdominal cramps Neurologic ... Diagnosis #Allergy #Signs
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Exercise Associated Collapse ... → Syncope • Signs ... maintain adequate cardiac ... #diagnosis #causes
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac ... Behcet disease) Differential ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... systemic sx + signs ... very remarkable w/differential ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... affects the skin, neurologic ... nose, tracheal collapse ... tract, and often causes ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
hypotension - Cardiac ... Retinopathy • Clues ... positive Romberg sign ... Falls #Diagnosis #Differential ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... ) • Shawl sign ... statins - probably caused ... weakness • Severe cardiac ... #differential #