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Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
- Differential Diagnosis ... contusion • Tumours ... Acoustic Neuroma • BPPV ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #algorithm
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Defining ... Clinicians should ... • Skin and/or ... Renin-secreting tumor
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
as arrhythmias and ... paralysis should ... If present, it should ... Renin secreting tumor ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
positional vertigo (BPPV ... insufficiency (VBI) - Should ... patients 24% always had ... 67% had headache ... #differential #diagnosis
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
One and a Half Syndrome ... left eye that had ... the hospital, diagnosed ... with MS, and started ... #PhysicalExam #
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for the Diagnosis of BPPV
The Dix–Hallpike test (Nylen Barany test) is a diagnostic maneuver
Maneuver for the Diagnosis ... of BPPV The Dix–Hallpike ... Nystagmus has two ... #BPPV #neurology ... #PhysicalExam
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for the Diagnosis of BPPV (Animated)

The Dix–Hallpike test (Nylen Barany test) is a diagnostic
Maneuver for the Diagnosis ... of BPPV (Animated ... Nystagmus has two ... #BPPV #neurology ... #Animated #PhysicalExam
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... The evaluation should ... include a: • Neurologic ... Cranial nerves - tumors ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
tumor the cord ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... , MOG-IgG test should ... simplex virus, HIV, Hep ... #management #neurology