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Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
- Differential ... Diagnosis Central ... Cerebellar abscess • Trauma ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Diagnosis #algorithm
Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tumors #Tumours #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Orthopedics #Causes ... #Oncology #Radiology
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Obstructive/CentraI ... Parkinson's, MS) ... • Head Trauma ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Hypothermia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Environmental:
 • Immersion
 • Non-lmmersion
Body Heat Loss:
 • Drugs/ Toxins
Causes of Hypothermia ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cerebrovascular Accident • Central ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
diagnostic evaluation ... (HINTS = head-impulse ... A diagnostic algorithm ... The approach uses ... #Differential #
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation ... Ask about: - Changes ... physical activity - Nausea ... #diagnosis #Algorithm ... #cardiology #Angina
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Rheumatic Heart ... Rheumatic Fever • Trauma ... Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... The evaluation should ... cause unknown) ... , or head trauma
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
often in older adults ... Head trauma - Symptoms ... shortly after head ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Status Epilepticus in Adults
METABOLIC DISTURBANCES
Hepatic encephalopathy
Hypocalcemia
Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia
Hyponatremia
Uremia
INFECTIOUS PROCESSES
Central nervous system abscess
Encephalitis
Meningitis
WITHDRAWAL SYNDROMES
Alcohol
Antiepileptic drugs
Baclofen
Barbiturates
Benzodiazepines
CENTRAL
Epilepticus in Adults ... accident Eclampsia Head ... trauma: acute and ... Epilepticus #Seizures #Differential ... #diagnosis #causes