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Positive Seidel test on fluorescein stain exam

Globe rupture can be identified by a positive Seidel test
Positive Seidel test ... Globe rupture should ... tetanus vaccine, and ... #fluorescein #Ophthalmology ... #PhysicalExam #
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
left, right, up and ... following a finger) • Test ... TylerLarsenMD #HINTS #physicalexam ... Vertigo #diagnosis #neurology ... bppv #comparison #table
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
intra-abdominal and ... An EP should prioritize ... abdominal pain (Table ... should be correlated ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Editor Note (from ophthalmology ... macular pathology" should ... in someone who had ... retinal artery ... #Pharmacology #Table
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... Behcet disease) Differential ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology
Parkinson's Disease Tremor
The tremor of Parkinson's disease is characteristic. It is called resting tremor, that is,
It is called resting ... the patient's hand ... still, either at rest ... #Tremor #Hands ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Instructions on how to perform the swinging light test to detect a relative afferent pupillary defect.

http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/01/05/cmaj.140685

Normal
bright pen light and ... Both pupils should ... Both pupils should ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Ophthalmology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Plasma aldosterone/renin ... of hypokalemia and ... #Hypertension #Differential ... Screening #Workup #table
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 ... diagnosis #Algorithm #differential ... #potassium #nephrology
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... of breath • Neurologic ... Sausage-like" hemorrhagic retinal ... • Dyspnea at rest ... shoulder pain,