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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
cause of AVS. ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior #CVA ... #HeadImpulse #Testing ... #HIT #HINTS
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... patients with AVS ... CNS, Central nervous ... #Diagnosis #AVS ... #Posterior #CVA
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
(HINTS = head-impulse ... the dizziness as ... A diagnostic algorithm ... The approach uses ... #Diagnosis #Dizzy
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) - Management Algorithm
General Approach:
 - Identify and avoid triggers
 - Good sleep
Vomiting Syndrome (CVS ... ) - Management Algorithm ... General Approach ... Identify and avoid triggers ... Topiramate and CoQ10 #CVS
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
status • CV: ... from bl), wide vs ... tachypneic / incr MV vs ... • Ext: warm vs ... shins and up), dry vs
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
status • CV: ... from bl), wide vs ... tachypneic / incr MV vs ... • Ext: warm vs ... shins and up), dry vs
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pressure (CVP): ... Measures CVP as ... pressure, similar to CVP ... cardiac output causes ... • PULMONARY A vs
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Algorithm Polycythemia ... an underlying cause ... heme (bleeding), CV ... delivery/sensing) vs ... tumor vs exogenous
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Mortality due to CVD ... GHRH release, central ... levels not useful as ... • Pituitary testing ... or refractory cases
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
infections include rare cases ... susceptibility testing ... anidulafungin) • Central ... presumed to be the CVC ... CGlabrata #candidemia #diagnosis