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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 ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... poisoning • Mental ... closure glaucoma • Loss ... #headache #signs ... #symptoms #clues
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
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
include a: • Neurologic ... tympanic membrane • Neurologic ... Infection or cancer ... disruption ○ Otitis media ... ○ Idiopathic SNH
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Disorders: • Infection ... Risk factors for BAH ... fever • Weight loss ... Reduced libido • Signs ... Administer 250 mcg
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 ... uncomplicated cases ... Associated signs
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
of diagnosis (e.g ... appetite, weight loss ... Extrapulmonary: ankle ... polyarthritis(symmetrical, ankles ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
with previously stable ... Age less than 30 ... hypertension and signs ... renal bruit or signs ... Neurologic disorders
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
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Differentiating NBTE from Infective ... pathognomonic signs ... : Serial negative ... in up to 30% of cases ... Marantic #diagnosis #table