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Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Benign paroxysmal positional ... fistula, Cogan's syndrome ... ), Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... Wallenberg syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome ... Pulmonary Renal Syndromes ... : - ANCA-positive ... Infection, Alport Syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
• Fanconi's syndrome ... Glomerular Proteinuria (Positive ... • Protein deposition ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
nephropathy • LC deposition ... sinusoidal obstructive syndrome ... Capillary leak syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... Classification #Nephrology
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Other brainstem syndromes ... Hypothalamic or thalamic syndromes ... complications (AQP4-positive ... erythematosus, Sjögren syndrome ... Manifestations #diagnosis #neurology
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus ... mobilization or supine position ... FatimahDandan #Pisa #Syndrome ... PhysicalExam #clinical #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
(Wallenberg's syndrome ... with significant neurologic ... Syndrome usually ... attacks with varying neurologic ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ... Prone Sleeping position
Hypocalcemia Workup - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Magnesium, High Magnesium - Functional Hypoparathyroidism
 • High
Extravascular deposition ... metastases, Hungry bone syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
• Complement deposition ... complement of lg deposition ... anti-phospholipid syndrome ... Glomerulonephritis #MPGN #nephrology