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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... findings BPPV • Short-lived ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Defining ... of hypokalemia starts ... Clinicians should ... #nephrology #potassium
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
insufficiency (VBI) - Should ... (Wallenberg's syndrome ... Syndrome usually ... signs or symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Other brainstem syndromes ... complications (AQP4-positive ... Manifestations #diagnosis ... #neurology #symptoms ... #signs
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Red ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... #Algorithm #neurology
Cyriax Release Test for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Positioned behind the patient, the examiner tilt's the patient's drunk
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome ... the patient's shoulder ... reproduces their symptoms ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #sports
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Or brainstem syndromes ... Signs and symptoms ... objective evidence of neurologic ... taper 3-7 days - Short ... #management #neurology
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
flexion Test is positive ... with symptom reproduction ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology #ULNT
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Motor Function Shoulder ... "waiter's tip" position ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
function tests algorithm ... suspicious clinical symptoms ... /signs should be ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm