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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Vertigo - Differential ... Rotary Movement Peripheral ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... symptoms/signs, ... #Differential #
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Dizziness and Vertigo Peripheral ... with vascular causes ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Central Vertigo PERIPHERAL ... #Peripheral #Central ... #Vertigo #Causes ... #differential #
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
FOR TESTING: • Peripheral ... workup for specific symptoms ... for secondary causes ... glucocorticoid treatment ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... plateletcount), peripheral ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
approach to the differential ... the underlying cause ... administered (through a peripheral ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #management #nephrology
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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"pass out" • Symptoms ... Associated with nausea ... Algorithm #dizzy #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #management
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
conjunction with symptoms ... diagnosis and treatment ... Inflammatory causes ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology ... #inflammatory #differential
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... functional ID) Treatment ... improvement in symptoms ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms ... hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral ... #differential # ... cardiology #algorithm