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Causes of Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
#Diagnosis #Neurology #Dizziness #Peripheral #Central #Algorithm #BPPV #Differential #Ddxof
Causes of Vertigo ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Dizziness ... Central #Algorithm #BPPV
Dengue Illness - Clinical Course of the Disease - Febrile, Critical, Recovery phases
 • Days of
of illness • Temperature ... Laboratory changes • Serology ... and Virology ... #Progression #diagnosis
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... with vascular causes ... auditory findings BPPV ... positional episodes caused ... #neurology
Syringomyelia 
 - Cyst or cavity formation within the spinal cord 
 - Expands and elongates
loss of pain and temperature ... Syringomyelia #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
than a minute for BPPV ... posterior canal BPPV ... with vascular causes ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis ... and referral to Urology ... if cause not identified ... uw_IMresidency #Hematuria #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Workup #urology
Peripheral Neuropathy - Diagnostic Schema and Differential Diagnosis

Hereditary
Common Causes
Rapid Onset
Subacute/Chronic Onset
 - Multifocal
 - Focal
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Peripheral Neuropathy - Diagnostic ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Hereditary Common Causes ... Schema #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
alkalosis) - decr temperature ... acidosis) - incr temperature ... Dissociation #Curve #Pathophysiology ... #Differential #Causes ... #Diagnosis
Urethral Injury in the Emergency Department

Clinical Features, Diagnostics and Treatment

#Urology #Diagnosis #Management #Urethral #Injury #Urethrogram
Clinical Features, Diagnostics ... and Treatment ... #Urology #Diagnosis
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Sparing = Central cause ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology #sparing