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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
oscillopsia) • Otitis Media ... symptoms/signs, ... nystagmus - Infection ... Cerebellopontine Angle ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
lyme • Altered mental ... • Meningeal signs ... lesion • CNS infection ... arteritis • Acute angle ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Common Ulcers of the Ankles and Feet

Chronic Venous Insuffciency 
This condition usually appears over the medial
appears over the medial ... areas of trauma (e.g ... diabetic neuropathy, neurologic ... Associated signs ... #Feet #Foot #Clinical
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... #Differential #Causes ... #Anesthesiology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... high index of clinical ... : Serial negative ... in up to 30% of cases ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... of sinus or ear infection ... parasitic or fungal infection ... Glaucoma—acute angle ... headache #redflags #signs
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
with previously stable ... hypertension and signs ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... renal bruit or signs ... Neurologic disorders
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
renal failure Clinical ... of diagnosis (e.g ... Extrapulmonary: ankle ... polyarthritis(symmetrical, ankles ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
of more of the signs ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... as patient is stable ... an appropriate critical ... #Anaphylaxis #Anesthesiology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
requires special media ... antimicrobials, clinical ... but important causes ... factors: - Serology ... special stains (e.g