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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... worsen with head position ... Positive Hallpike ... Positive head impulse ... #differential #diagnosis
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL ... Hallpike test: Positive ... impulse test: Positive ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis
Jugular Venous Pressure Measurement
Examiner places the patient in a reclined position and puts the base of
in a reclined position ... Positive: JVP > ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome on Physical Exam
The case of a patient with a diagnosis of cirrhosis and platypnea-orthodeoxia
patient with a diagnosis ... There is notable positional ... in the supine position ... from the supine position
Positive and Negative Likelihood Ratios Calculations
#Diagnosis #Likelihood #Ratios #LR #Calculations #Equations #Positive #Negative
Positive and Negative ... Calculations #Diagnosis ... Calculations #Equations #Positive
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Pathophysiology - Warm vs Cold AIHA
Warm AIHA:
 - 70%; IgG mediated
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mediated - DAT: IgG positive ... , C3 positive or ... IgG negative, C3 positive ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis
Positive FAST in the RUQ view demonstrating echogenic clot in Morison’s pouch with adjacent anechoic free
Positive FAST in ... (*) #Clinical #Diagnosis ... HepatorenalRecess #Positive
In a patient in the supine position, raising the leg with the knee extended stretches the
in the supine position ... A positive test ... A diagnosis of disk ... unaffected leg; in a positive ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Hyperthyroidism (low TSH, High T4/T3) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Radioactive iodine scan – get if concern for nodular
High T4/T3) - Diagnostic ... specific, so if positive ... , you’ve diagnosed ... pregnancy affects diagnostic ... #Hyperthyroid #Diagnosis
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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Hemolytic Anemia 1) DIAGNOSE ... autoantibodies: positive ... → schizocytes, Positive ... Hemolytic #Anemia #diagnosis