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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome ... - Strong Medicine ... Testing #Causes #differential
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Channelopathies: Long/short ... QT syndromes, Brugada ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... Arrest #cardiology #differential
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
- Vascular - Stroke ... Wallenberg syndrome ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... Central #Causes #differential
The Hot and Altered Patient in the ED - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Heat Stroke
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Patient in the ED - Differential ... Framework • Heat Stroke ... Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome ... • Serotonin Syndrome ... fever #Altered #Differential
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Stroke Evaluation ... Management Algorithm Clinical ... suspicion of stroke ... Hemorrhagic Stroke ... Algorithm #diagnosis #differential
Diplopia - Differential Diagnosis
Step 1: Consider Stroke
Step 2: Diplopia PLUS
 - Cavernous Sinus Syndrome
 - Infection
Diplopia - Differential ... Step 1: Consider Stroke ... Cavernous Sinus Syndrome ... - Orbital Apex Syndrome ... #Diplopia #Differential
ACA infarcts are rare because of the collateral circulation provided by the anterior communicating artery. ACA infarct
cerebral artery strokes ... about 0.3%-4.4% of stroke ... cases in series reports ... The clinical presentation ... anteriorcerebralartery #cva #stroke
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... - Cirrhosis Syndrome ... pathology (e.g. strokes ... Eric Strong https ... #Hyponatremia #Differential
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Respiratory viruses (25-45%)
 • Group A Strep (5-15%)
 • Other bacteria:
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential ... Acute Retroviral Syndrome ... Diffuse viral syndromes ... to second-hand smoke ... #Pharyngitis #Differential
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Causes of Ischemic Stroke ... - Differential ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... gabrieltalledop #Ischemic #Stroke ... #CVA #Differential