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BE-FAST Mnemonic for Stroke Recognition Signs

B - Balance: Loss of balance or coordination.
E - Eyes: Double,
Stroke Recognition Signs ... B - Balance: Loss ... if any of these symptoms ... Stroke #Screening #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Mnemonic
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Diagnosis Framework ... include a: • Neurologic ... Normal: Air > bone ... : Bone > Air conduction ... cause unknown)
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
disease) and hearing loss ... with vascular causes ... #findings #signs ... #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
formation MSK ... the vertebral canal ... Conductive hearing loss ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Short-lived (typically less ... the headache (in one ... signs or symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
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
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... and signs below ... decreased muscle tone ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... #neurology #differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Bone ... pulses - Hair loss ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
ataxia, hearing loss ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... middle ear/temporal bone ... CNS inflammatory cause
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
clinic with vision loss ... the hospital, diagnosed ... with MS, and started ... Half #Syndrome #PhysicalExam ... ophthalmology #neurology