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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
months but can be ... or minutes with vascular ... test Méniére's disease ... Hearing loss. ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Tower of Pisa! ... Atrophy) - can be ... Treatment: anticholinergics ... PhysicalExam #clinical #neurology ... #posture #video
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
and less common diseases ... diagnosis and treatment ... sensorineural hearing ... #Syndromes #neurology ... noninflammatory #differential
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
early localized disease ... called "Bazin's disease ... so-called fifth disease ... classically on the lower ... comparison #table #differential
Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) is a common complication of longstanding diabetes, and it is associated with
peripheral arterial disease ... follow antibiotic treatment ... Following a lower ... infection and healing ... factors including vascular
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... pulse deficits vascular ... asymmetric arm BP readings ... affects the skin, neurologic ... cognitive impairment, neurologic
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... Reversible course Differential ... epilepticus Treatment ... BP lowering - Lower
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease ... visual changes, hearing ... CNS #Infections #differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Presentation: - Disease ... 4) progressive muscular ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column Treatment ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
no weakness or muscular ... normal and can help differentiate ... TREATMENT: • The ... mainstay of treatment ... progressively lower