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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Weakness - Differential ... Forehead Sparing = Central ... - Unilateral: Bell's ... #neurology #sparing
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Vertigo - Differential ... Bone Fracture Central ... Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... symptoms/signs, ... #Neurology #Differential
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
may be present Central ... : Gradual, mild, ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... #Algorithm #differential
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
and Central Vertigo ... CENTRAL VERTIGO ... signs or symptoms ... #Vertigo #Causes ... #differential #
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Peripheral and Central ... : Gradual or sudden ... with vascular causes ... #findings #signs ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
temporal bone): facial ... hearing loss, nausea ... vomiting, dizziness, vertigo ... #Mastoiditis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... some red blood cells ... - Presence of central ... • Signs/Symptoms ... #differential #
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... - Causes progressive ... conditions listed in differential ... neurons - IV free radical ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... of breath • Neurologic ... neutrophil count < 500 cells ... Syndrome: • Facial ... Progressive decline in mental
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... tissue: Epithelioid cells ... General: fever, ... iridocyclitis) and facial ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs