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HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
following a finger) • Test ... Peripheral #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #neurology #bppv ... #comparison #table
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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- AICA - PCA ... Localization #Effects #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Table ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Varies • No neurologic ... auditory findings BPPV ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
GI, infectious, hematologic ... abdominal pain (Table ... exhaustive and should ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV ... such that the shoulders ... 45° towards the test ... #Instructions #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Inherited Defects in Kidney Tubule Epithelial Cells

Renal glucosuria - Na+-dependent glucose cotransporter
Cystinuria - Amino acid transporter
Bartter
syndrome - Na-K-2Cl ... barrtin (recruits Cl ... Defects #Kidney #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Table
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
sought to support a diagnosis ... Areas of diagnostic ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Drug-associated, PCH ... Laboratory Tests ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Encephalitis Differential Diagnosis by Location

 • White Matter: PML, ADEM
 • Limbic System: HSV1, HSV6, Treponema
Encephalitis Differential ... Diagnosis by Location ... White Matter: PML ... Brainstem: Listeria, West ... #Tropism #neurology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Smith, Sm/RNP, Scl ... -7, PL-12, MDA5, ... body-like: - Neurologic ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology