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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... - Differential Diagnosis ... symptoms/signs, ... nystagmus - Infection ... • Ethanol - Trauma
3 Stages of Lyme Disease 
Early Lyme Disease 
 - Erythema migrans 
 - Constitutional symptoms
Constitutional symptoms ... Gastrointestinal symptoms ... Acute Disseminated Infection ... Disease #Stages #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Seizure, Migraine, Trauma ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palsy (70-75%), Infection ... Compression Tumor, Trauma ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology #sparing
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... history of viral infection ... Head trauma - Symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Fatality / Mortality Calculations in an Outbreak
There are a number of different types of rates, risks,
/ # of people diagnosed ... evidence of infection ... with symptoms / ... symptoms Dr. ... #Calculating #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
 •
Causes of Peripheral ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Tumor • Infection ... Mononeuropathy - Other: • Trauma ... Weakness #Sensory #Neurology
Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
Secondary Causes ... intracavernosal injections ... Pelvic/penile trauma ... #Priapism #Diagnosis ... #Management #Urology
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Neurologic: ... hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma ... Thyroid disease • Infectious ... #Causes
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Causes of Back Pain ... - Differential Diagnosis ... constitutional symptoms ... pain, high energy trauma ... Fracture • Tumor/lnfection