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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Algorithm for Dizziness ... with vascular causes ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Insufficiency Differential ... Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... musculoskeletal pain, dizziness ... ACTH) stimulation test ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
head-impulse, nystagmus, test ... The approach uses ... Timing of the symptom ... that provoke the symptom ... #Algorithm #Differential
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Tuberculosis: can cause ... Salt craving • Dizziness ... clue • Blood tests ... ACTH stimulation test ... addisons #disease #endocrinology
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Dizziness and Vertigo ... Associated with nausea ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Dizziness ... Algorithm #dizzy #differential ... diagnosis #neurology #management
The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
collection of symptoms ... that are caused ... behavior and the ability ... Dementia #Umbrella #Differential ... Types #Subtypes #Classification
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Diagnosis and Management ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... A STIM test can ... ACTH STIM TEST: ... #Endocrinology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Syncope • Signs/Symptoms ... Hyperventilation, Dizziness ... heat #illness #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... is conscious, symptoms ... breathlessness, dizziness ... Treat haemodynamic instability ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Diagnosis and Management ... neuropsychiatric symptoms ... rule out other causes ... Malnutrition, TIPS West ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification