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Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Focus is the ... - Neurologic ... - One or more symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... candidate) - Bone ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Vascular disorders ... the headache (in one ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
formation MSK ... the vertebral canal ... Nerve Palsies • Disordered ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... Normal: Air > bone ... hearing loss: Bone ... cause unknown) ... Mitochondrial disorders
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
consistent from one ... and metabolic causes ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Comparison
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... in the Spinal canal ... pathophysiology #causes ... #symptoms #signs ... #diagnosis #msk
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Neuro Findings: None ... with vascular causes ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... findings #signs #symptoms ... #comparison #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... decreased muscle tone ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... #diagnosis #neurology
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Deficiency) - Diagnosis ... Mucous membranes • Bone ... Psychiatric symptoms ... nonimmune hemolysis MSK ... , or any other cause