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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
cause of AVS and ... cause of AVS. ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... #Peripheral #Central
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Dizziness and Vertigo Peripheral ... may be present Central ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
head-impulse, nystagmus, test ... the dizziness as ... A diagnostic algorithm ... or central TiTrATE ... The approach uses
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... and sensitive tests ... pathophysiology as ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... #management #neurology
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
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... include a: • Neurologic ... such as the whispered ... trauma ○ MS, CVA ... Labyrinthitis ○ Epstein-Barr
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential Diagnosis ... of breath • Neurologic ... deficits (peripheral ... Superior Vena Cava ... • Dyspnea at rest
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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- Emergency Causes ... cord • Guillain-Barre ... • Provocative Tests ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #causes #neurology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
~5th decade → peripheral ... Mortality due to CVD ... GHRH release, central ... glucose suppression test ... Endocrinology #Treatment
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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• Presents as ... candidiasis • Central ... DDX: • Epstein-Barr ... ) Treatment: ... Syndrome #HIV #diagnosis