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HINTS Exam - Abnormal Test of Skew (Abnormal Vertical Skew)

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this
Exam - Abnormal Test ... cause of vertigo ... #HINTS #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video ... #Central
HINTS Exam - Normal Head Impulse Test = Central Cause

This patient as a normal head impulse
= Central Cause ... cause of vertigo ... #HINTS #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video ... #Central
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
Artery occlusion) Clinical ... Findings: • Nausea ... /vomiting/vertigo ... Palatal myoclonus - Central ... Wallenbergs #neurology #diagnosis
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... - Differential Diagnosis ... of Infancy • West ... Hypocalcemia • Hyponatremia ... Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
head-impulse, nystagmus, test ... peripheral or central ... of dizziness or vertigo ... The approach uses ... into one of three clinical
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Early death Neutropenic ... • Dyspnea at rest ... coma SIADH: • Hyponatremia ... #differential #diagnosis
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Diagnosis of ... • Hyponatremia ... Kidney stones caused ... Desmopressin (DDAVP) • Central ... and euvolemic hyponatremia
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
workup 1) Clinical ... ... laboratory tests ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia syndrome ... Loss of bladder control
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Clinical Presentation ... lymphadenopathy • Central ... Liver function tests ... 10,000 ng/mL • Hyponatremia ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Cushing's Syndrome ... and Clinical Features ... characterized by central ... is decreased), hypernatremia ... dexamethasone suppression test