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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse ... negative (normal ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior #CVA
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
Non-contrast CT (NCCT) head ... Evaluate underlying cause ... • +/- loop v Holter ... stroke #workup #diagnosis ... #checklist #neurology
Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Causes of Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
 • Neuromuscular causes: CVA/CNS tumor/ALS, Parkinson's,
- Differential Diagnosis ... : CVA/CNS tumor/ ... Extrinsic compression: Head ... mass (4 T's), Goiter ... obstruction - Abnormal
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... Rinne Test: • Normal ... cause unknown) ... trauma ○ MS, CVA ... #otology #otolaryngology
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... /squamous cell CA ... older who have normal ... exam • TMJ • Head ... Pain #Otology #Otolaryngology
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential Diagnosis ... of breath • Neurologic ... deficits (peripheral ... mm3 • Single oral ... Superior Vena Cava
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
~5th decade → peripheral ... macroglossia, goiter ... Mortality due to CVD ... hamartoma) or peripheral ... or refractory cases
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
left eye that had ... Entering VA was ... the hospital, diagnosed ... days, followed by oral ... ophthalmology #neurology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... infectious disease caused ... PCR + 20-90%, normal ... Thin and thick peripheral ... 90-120 days • Pediatric
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
components: targeted neurologic ... disposition, even if the cause ... is peripheral. ... syndrome; HINTS, Head ... #Posterior #CVA