11 results
Tinnitus - Subjective (heard only by patient) - 90% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unilateral On Audiogram -
Tinnitus - Subjective ... • Metabolic Causes ... : Thyroid Dysfunction ... #Ringing #hearing ... #Causes
Tinnitus - Objective (can be heard/auscultated) - 10% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vascular - Arterial:
 • Atherosclerosis
Tinnitus - Objective ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Eustachian Tube Dysfunction ... #Tinnitus #Ringing ... #Causes
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Peripheral Vestibular Dysfunction ... , auditory symptoms ... Central Vestibular Dysfunction ... Imbalance, neurologic symptoms
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... with vascular causes ... No auditory symptoms ... Méniére's disease • Tinnitus ... Long symptom-free
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Causes of Back Pain ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... bowel or bladder dysfunction ... constitutional symptoms ... #Causes
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
chromosome 21) Signs / Symptoms ... Aphasia, word-finding ... Executive planning dysfunction ... concentration • Motor dysfunction ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Erectile Dysfunction ... Psychological • Performance ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... endocrinology #causes
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... spine Signs / Symptoms ... legs (numbness, tingling ... bladder/bowel dysfunction ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #symptoms
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
visual acuity, ranging ... involvement: Intractable nausea ... sensory deficits ranging ... and/or erectile dysfunction ... diagnosis #neurology #symptoms
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Pathophysiology: 1) T-cell dysfunction ... Features: • Many symptoms ... are not caused ... patients have no symptoms ... incidental CXR finding