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HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
Central from Peripheral ... like following a finger ... #physicalexam # ... #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #neurology #bppv
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
cause of AVS and ... with a central cause ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... #Testing #HIT #HINTS
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome ... #Weakness #Neurology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Decreased intake/absorption: Starvation, Alcoholism, Malabsorption, Phosphate binder use
 • Redistribution/
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm • Decreased ... ), Hungry bone syndrome ... #Algorithm #causes ... #nephrology #phosphate
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
well-localized, dull, longer ... lancinating - Peripheral ... regional pain syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, C8 (radial) Finger ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... and Causes Clinical ... hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral ... Hyper-eosinophilc Syndrome ... #cardiology #algorithm
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... disposition, even if the cause ... is peripheral. ... acute vestibular syndrome ... Exam #Vestibular #Syndrome
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
OD and counting fingers ... fasciculus), which causes ... The most common causes ... the hospital, diagnosed ... #PhysicalExam #
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
Systemic causes ... hyperthyroidism, peripheral ... seen in Reiter's syndrome ... Abnormal #Pathology #Diagnosis ... Clinical #Signs #PhysicalExam