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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential ... • Meniere's Disease ... Bone Fracture Central ... symptoms/signs, ... #Neurology #Differential
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
, Méniére disease ... Uncommon): - Vascular ... hemorrhage - Non-vascular ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... may be present Central ... test Méniére's disease ... #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
CENTRAL VERTIGO ... Vascular disorders ... signs or symptoms ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... INTRA-Renal AKI: • Vascular ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
(vascular supply ... and interstitial disease ... #Diagnosis #AKI ... Injury #Differential ... Causes #Sites #Nephrology
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Inflammatory Myopathy • Central ... gravis • Muscular ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis ... #differential # ... causes #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
tinnitus (Méniére's disease ... or minutes with vascular ... #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #findings #signs ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Disease - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Nephronophthisis Vascular ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Intrinsic Renal Disease - Differential Diagnosis
Vascular:
 • Macrovascular: Renal artery occlusion, Fibromuscular disease
 • Microvascular: TTP/HUS,
- Differential ... Diagnosis Vascular ... : Antibiotics, NSAIDs ... #nephrology #differential ... #diagnosis