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Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
Dizziness - Central ... - Differential ... vertebrobasilar, TIA ... Meningitis, Cerebellar abscess ... Diagnosis #algorithm
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
A diagnostic algorithm ... The approach uses ... into one of three clinical ... #Dizziness #Algorithm ... #Differential #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Differential Diagnosis ... #causes #management
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
NBTE, and diagnosis ... 30% of cases) ... common, Aortic root abscess ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... #table
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis The ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... assessment - assess ... #Diagnosis #causes
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Common bacterial causes ... from contiguous focus ... #pediatrics #children ... #peds #differential ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hematoma • Abscess ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... Pediatrics
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
Rockwood Clinical ... assess frailty ... from whatever cause ... so, they seem stable ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics