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Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
(HINTS = head-impulse ... , nystagmus, test ... of skew.) ... The approach uses ... Dizziness #Algorithm #Differential
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
components: targeted neurologic ... disposition, even if the cause ... CNS, Central nervous ... of Skew. ... #Posterior #CVA
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... of breath • Neurologic ... Superior Vena Cava ... diagnosis #cancer
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Diagnosis Framework ... • Head and neck ... Infection or cancer ... trauma ○ MS, CVA ... #Diagnosis #otology
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Diagnosis Framework ... /squamous cell CA ... hematoma, lung cancer ... Otalgia #Ear #Pain #Otology ... #diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Autoimmune disease, Cancer ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... , arrhythmias Etiology ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... only if no clear cause ... or 1g CaCl- (central