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Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Is visual loss caused ... by AION? ... the optic nerve caused ... Doppler US : halo sign ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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- Diagnosis Algorithm ... suspected: • Signs ... and symptoms of ... without discernable cause ... • Signs of osteoporosis
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... • Meniere's Disease ... Imbalance, neurologic symptoms ... /signs, bidirectional
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
develop severe disease ... brief interval symptom ... rash • Others: nausea ... hemorrhage • ARDS • Shock ... Diagnosis #Illness #Signs
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Whipple Disease ... Management Caused ... Tropheryma whipplei Symptoms ... and Signs: 1. ... #diagnosis #algorithm
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
enzyme 21-OHase causes ... maintains appropriate ion ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... vomiting • Late (shock
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
findings: • Symptoms ... and signs below ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... differential #algorithm
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
mellitus, thyroid disease ... a stroke that caused ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs #stages ... #staging #msk
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
super-antigen mediated disease ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... Pallidum - Lyme Disease ... MCTD - Bechet disease
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
noninflammatory Signs ... constitutional symptoms ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... Rheumatologic Disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK