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Causes of Scrotal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Sudden Onset
 • Testicular Torsion
 • Torsion
Causes of Scrotal ... Mass - Differential ... TorsionTorsion ... #Urology #Differential ... #Causes
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
BPPV; horizontal-torsional ... with vascular causes ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #findings #signs ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Vertigo - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... symptoms/signs, ... #Differential # ... #Causes
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Hydrocele: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Non-communicating:
 - Localized infection or trauma
 - Previous varicocelectomy or inguinal surgery
Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings ... inguinal surgery - Testicular ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Urology
Varicocele: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Primary:
 - Anatomically: the left spermatic vein drains into the left renal
Pathogenesis and clinical findings ... retroperitoneal masses ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Urology ... #Diagnosis
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
test (Romberg's sign ... • Unilateral vestibular ... Rombergs #Test #neurology ... #diagnosis #proprioception ... #physicalexam
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
- Differential Diagnosis ... inspiration, this finding ... #physicalexam # ... #differential # ... causes
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Vestibular neuritis ... signs or symptoms ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
clinical examination finding ... the pathologic finding ... - Causes progressive ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology