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Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm - Patient ... Motivation is primary gain ... ; long history ... Conversion Disorder - Neurologic
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm True ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... symptoms/signs, ... #Algorithm #Causes
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Trendelenburg Gait ... Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... pathophysiology #causes ... #symptoms #signs ... #diagnosis #msk
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
pre-determined etiology Signs ... rupture - Antalgic gait ... TendonRupture #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... pathophysiology #msk
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
manifestations of anaphylaxis ... Kounis syndrome Lungs ... arrest GI (>40%): Nausea ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #criteria
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Long symptom-free ... signs or symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Manifestations of Anaphylaxis by Body System

Dermatologic/mucosal

 - Eyes: periorbital swelling/erythema, injected conjunctiva, tears

 - Oral mucosa:
Manifestations of Anaphylaxis ... abdominal cramps Neurologic ... cessation of play #Diagnosis ... #Allergy #Signs ... #Symptoms #Anaphylaxis
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Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
and signs below ... of injury • Gait ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... granulomas within the lungs ... at the time of diagnosis ... anterior/posterior MSK ... #Management #Signs
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... systemic sx + signs ... day, followed by long ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis