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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... vertigo up to weeks ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free ... #neurology
Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis or LIP is uncommon, being seen mainly in patients with autoimmune disease, particularly
Lymphocytic interstitial ... pneumonitis or LIP ... Symptoms are nonspecific ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Powassan, louping ill ... Coltivirus Symptoms ... culture or by serology ... specificity of up ... #neurology #meningitis
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
) Differential diagnosis ... Subacute stage: - RB-ILD ... predilection, usually associated ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #RadiologyAssistant
Dermatomyositis (DM) and Polymyositis (PM): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Elevated Antinuclear Antibodies: Anti-Jo-1, Anti-OJ, Anti-Mi2, Anti-SRP, Anti-EJ,
dehydrogenase (LD ... diffuse CD8+ T lymphocytes ... infiltrates - Bilateral ... Polymyositis #PM #Diagnosis ... Pathophysiology #Signs #Symptoms
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
• Intensity: Mild ... direction-changing on lateral ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... findings #signs #symptoms ... #comparison #neurology
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
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can heal and end up ... occur without associated ... fluid or solid material ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Emphysema #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
impairment • Mild ... • Depressive symptoms ... show symmetric bilateral ... Diagnosis: MRI ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential Diagnosis ... photophobia - Mild ... - Autonomic symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
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immunocompetent cells (lymphocytes ... -2, IL-15, IL-17 ... Pathophysiology #Urology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis