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Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
Time course and symptoms ... distinguishing between causes ... Reproducible with certain movements ... Peripheral #Vertigo #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
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workup 1) Clinical ... MRI, iADL scale, ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... hallucinations - Movement ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
life-threatening causes ... pain, such as MI ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs/symptoms ... heart valves • MRI ... in up to 30% of cases ... often seen • MRI ... #Endocarditis #comparison
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... • Suspect in movement ... Imaging: - MRI ... Demyelinating disease caused
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... - Hematoma - Stab ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) subluxation 
The Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU), is the must ulnar of the
What are the symptoms ... Palpation and movement ... the ECU tendon, MRI ... #subluxation #clinical ... #physicalexam #