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Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central ... Peripheral Causes ... / transient ischemic ... #Central #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
Diagnosis Central ... hemorrhage, Brainstem ischemia ... contusion • Tumours: CPA ... #Peripheral #Causes ... #algorithm
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
How do you work ... up an ischemic CVA ... Detected on NCCT vs ... #CVA #stroke #workup ... #diagnosis #checklist
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... Algorithm Central ... • Hypoxic-Ischemic ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Alzheimer - 1st cause ... Loss of bladder control ... Unique or multiple ischemic ... stroke - Amyloid ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Neuromuscular • Acute: Stroke ... Depression - VA ... #Diagnosis
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... joints (arthritis), central ... nervous system (stroke ... , extremities (ischemia ... Nephrocalcinosis causes
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... is peripheral. ... CNS, Central nervous ... #Diagnosis #AVS ... #Posterior #CVA
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
adult, 10 ml.kg-1 paediatric ... : o Cardiac ischaemia ... (eg steroid dependency ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Algorithm Polycythemia ... an underlying cause ... heme (bleeding), CV ... normal/high - Chronic ... #Algorithm #workup