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Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
- Differential ... medical problem or symptoms ... - Multiple symptoms ... - Neurologic ... #Differential #
SNOOP mnemonic may catch potentially life-threatening headaches
Systemic signs and disorders
Neurologic symptoms
Onset new or changed & patient
Systemic signs and disorders ... Neurologic symptoms ... mnemonic #headaches #Differential ... redflag #dangerous #neurology
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... with the skin disorder ... should have other symptoms ... #msk #Differential
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Daytime Sleepiness - Differential ... • Neurologic ... Disorders (Eg. ... Parkinson's, MS) ... Fatigue #Sleepiness #Differential
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... K), H. pylori test ... (GI symptoms/endemic ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... #Differential #
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Varies • No neurologic ... or supine roll test ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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paresthetica • Symptoms ... 3-6 months of symptom ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... pathophysiology #differential
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
lymphoproliferative disorder ... infection, autoimmune disorder ... younger pts) Differential ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Vascular disorders ... with significant neurologic ... attacks with varying neurologic ... Vertigo #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Tremors - Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Action Tremor - Occurs During Voluntary Muscle
Tremors - Movement Disorders ... - Differential ... Tremor - Occurs at Rest ... MovementDisorders #Neurology ... #Differential #