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Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
the Elderly - Differential ... Neurological / Psychiatric ... Decreased Balance • Gait ... Abnormalities ... Elderly #Geriatrics #Differential
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Neuromuscular Abnormalities ... Dysfunction, Weight gain ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Electrical Conduction Abnormalities ... • Cocaine - Psychiatric ... Arrhythmias #Cardiology #Differential
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
Somatoform Disorders - Differential ... Motivation is primary gain ... Motivation is secondary gain ... Conversion #Disorders #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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symptoms, motor abnormalities ... (gait, strength ... pathophysiology #differential
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... Etiology: • Abnormalities ... Petechiae #Rash #Differential ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
environmental factors -> Abnormalities ... Secondary #Causes #Differential ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... , limb ataxia, gait ... focal neurologic abnormalities ... CNS #Infections #differential
Tandem Gait Ataxia in Atypical Parkinsonism

How to differentiate Parkinson’s disease from atypical Parkinsonism in a jiffy?
Tandem Gait Ataxia ... Parkinsonism How to differentiate ... bobvarkey #Tandem #Gait ... clinical #video #physicalexam