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Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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• Meningeal signs ... Systemic symptoms and signs ... (e.g., fever, myalgia ... glaucoma (AACG) • Benign ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... bigger than QRS - deWinter ... triple vessel disease ... #Ischemia #ECG ... Interpretation #differential
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Diagnosis Algorithm ... nystagmus • Benign ... • Meniere's Disease ... symptoms/signs, ... #Differential #
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
breast diseases ... trauma to breast e.g ... bruising/erythema/sign ... Patient may have fever ... #benign #differential
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
assessment - Vital signs ... - CBC with differential ... presentation in winter ... infectious workup as ... of infection (fever
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
structural heart disease ... includes frequently benign ... causes such as ... syncope (ruling out differential ... orthostatic vital sign
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
healthy pt with fever ... Differential Bilat ... interstitial lung disease ... Also has partially ... seen shred sign
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of UMN and LMN signs ... of UMN and LMN signs ... both UMN and LMN signs ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Gitelman SIGNS ... Hypotension • AMS ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Benign - Anechoic ... Polycystic Kidney Disease ... Carcinoma - No signs ... - Abscess - Fever