22 results
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
Causes of Falls ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neurological / Psychiatric ... Musculo-skeletal • Arthritis ... #Causes
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Causes of Urinary ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Atrophic urethritis ... Psychological/psychiatric ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) - Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines
 • Visual Symptoms/Loss or
Giant Cell Arteritis ... ) - Vasculitis Management ... Algorithm - ACR ... Guidelines • Visual Symptoms ... Without Visual Symptoms
Bipolar and Mania - Causes of Elevated Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar I
• Manic Episode
Bipolar and Mania - Causes ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cyclothymia • Symptoms ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Psychiatry #Causes
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
of giant cell arteritis ... Is visual loss caused ... the optic nerve caused ... • Cephalic symptoms ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
 •
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm ... "pass out" • Symptoms ... Associated with nausea ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Algorithm ... diagnosis #neurology #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... are not caused ... Extrapulmonary: ankle arthritis ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Signs #Symptoms
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... , Arthritis, myalgia ... constitutional symptoms ... Discontinuation of causal ... Usual therapeutic management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... absence of visual symptoms ... Temporal #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Management
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... diet/deficiency symptoms ... /other causes • ... modifications Algorithm ... #diagnosis #management