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Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central ... Causes of Vertigo ... Peripheral Causes ... a.k.a. herpes zoster ... #diagnosis #neurology
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
Acute continuous ... vertigo due to ... /vomiting/vertigo ... Palatal myoclonus - Central ... #diagnosis
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Herpes zoster ... /squamous cell CA ... Otalgia #Ear #Pain #Otology ... #Otolaryngology
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential Diagnosis ... Superior Vena Cava ... Hyperuricemia • Acute ... #emergencies #oncology ... #differential #diagnosis
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... cause unknown) ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... trauma ○ MS, CVA ... #otology #otolaryngology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
narrowing on MRA/CTA ... , ADEM, Acute toxic ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... #neurology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Acute febrile ... Headaches - A general ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... lymphoma, breast CA ... #oncology
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
testing gait in any dizzy ... disposition, even if the cause ... CNS, Central nervous ... physician; AVS, acute ... #Posterior #CVA