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Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm and Management ... Aneurysm, Brain Tumor ... Embolic: Cardiac, Paradoxical ... #neurology #treatment
Flail Chest- Check out the paradoxical chest wall movement 
Typical management: opiates for analgesia, intubation due
Check out the paradoxical ... movement Typical management ... Breathing #Pattern #Trauma ... Video #Clinical #PhysicalExam
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Spondylosis • Tumor ... Mononeuropathy - Other: • Trauma ... Weakness #Sensory #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Intracranial tumor ... , Trauma Dr. ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
- Differential Diagnosis ... hemorrhage, SAH, tumor ... , consider: • Trauma ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
females Differential Diagnosis ... of tonic pupil (trauma ... /orbital tumor) ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Causes of Scrotal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Sudden Onset
 • Testicular Torsion
 • Torsion
- Differential Diagnosis ... Testicular Appendix • Trauma ... - Solid = Tumor ... ScrotalMass #Testicular #Urology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Neurologic: ... hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma ... , TBI, Tumor, Vasculitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
Pelvic/penile trauma ... #Priapism #Diagnosis ... #Management #Urology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Neurologic ... Migraine is a diagnosis ... • Trauma Cranial ... • Aneurysm • Trauma