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Lumbar Spine X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Pedicles
 - Vertebral heights and end plates
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end plates - Transverse ... - Ribs - Lung bases ... interpretation #radiology ... #diagnosis #labeled ... #anatomy #msk #
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... symptoms, unidirectonal ... symptoms/signs, ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
Symptoms • Ataxia ... motor weakness (late ... sign) • Hand ... #Myelopathy #diagnosis ... #msk
Hydrophobia on Physical Examination

Seen in the late stages of rabies.  Caused by painful paroxysmal contractions
Seen in the late ... Caused by painful ... paroxysmal contractions and ... #Hydrophobia #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Diagnosis Algorithm ... nephrolithiasis • Symptoms ... proteinuria, RBC casts ... if cause not identified ... uw_IMresidency #Hematuria #Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Syncope
First, is it syncope? History is very important for distinguishing syncope from other
Differential Diagnosis ... Ask about precipitating ... syncope and their ... associated symptoms ... #Diagnosis #EM #
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... without an obvious cause ... Central #Vertigo #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Risk factor for Late ... chromosome 21) Signs / Symptoms ... place • Executive ... pathophysiology #geriatrics #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
1 Minute Neuro Hand ... function of the hand ... Ask your patient ... bobvarkey #Minute #Neurology ... #finger #Physicalexam