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Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Algorithm Forehead ... Most commonly stroke ... Compression Tumor, Trauma ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology #sparing
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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: • Clinical diagnosis ... • Measurable neurologic ... age >80 or other less ... present, in which case ... , head trauma, or
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Diagnosis Framework ... common type in adults ... include a: • Neurologic ... Diabetes mellitus • Stroke ... common type in adults
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... Diagnosis of Macroscopic ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... #EM #IM #Urology ... #Ddxof
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Deafferentation - Loss ... Limb • Post-stroke ... Pain #Mechanisms #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm ... Associated with loss ... Associated with nausea ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology #management
Causes of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vessel Disease
 • Aneurysm
 • Vascular Malformation
Other
 • Bleeding
Causes of Subarachnoid ... Diathesis • Trauma ... Hemorrhage #SAH #Stroke ... #CVA #Neurology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Short-lived (typically less ... often in older adults ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Causes of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension:
 • Essential Hypertension (Aneurysm)
 • Drugs (Cocaine,
Causes of Intracerebral ... Vasculitis Other: • Trauma ... Hemorrhage #ICH #Stroke ... #CVA #Neurology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... nervous system (stroke ... Nephrocalcinosis causes ... nephron loss, causing ... #Algorithm #differential