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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... Consider aortic ... at onset • Tearing ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... diagnosis #management #vascular
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... sudden onset, "tearing ... concurrent stroke-like symptoms ... includes ascending aorta ... Management #summary #treatment
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Varies • No neurologic ... or minutes with vascular ... No auditory symptoms ... Hearing loss. ... Long symptom-free
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Acute Management
Pain: Chest, Back, Abdo, Migrating, Above & below diaphragm, Abrupt
Aortic Dissection ... intensity at onset, Tearing ... SarahFoohey #Aortic ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #aorta #vascular
Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
and frequency of symptoms ... Allergic rhinitis needing ... treatment? ... diagnosis #peds #pediatrics
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
upbeat (fast phase beating ... Méniére's disease) and hearing ... or minutes with vascular ... findings #signs #symptoms ... #comparison #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Visual or auditory symptoms ... conjunction with symptoms ... diagnosis and treatment ... sensorineural hearing ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
lethargy, poor feeding ... endotoxin induces vascular ... hemorrhagic rash; symptoms ... non-specific viral symptoms ... Immunization #peds #pediatrics
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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eye; unilateral symptoms ... photophobia, increased tearing ... conditions Diagnosis: Serology ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Unilateral optic ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... objective evidence of neurologic ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS