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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... - Vertigo - Differential ... neurologic symptoms/signs ... nystagmus - Infection ... • Meningitis
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Brudzinski’s Sign ... Brudzinski's sign ... Passive neck flexion causes ... #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Incontinence - Differential ... states • Infection ... • Excessive urine ... large leakage of urine ... Contraction - Signs
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... deposits - Post-infectious ... hematuria • Signs ... Hematuria: • Infection ... #Hematuria #Differential
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Salt craving • Dizziness ... • Fatigue Signs ... Cortisol Deficiency: Signs ... Reduced libido • Signs ... endocrinology #diagnosis #signs
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... - Differential ... Acute meningeal signs ... established by CSF or urine ... rav7ks #CNS #Infections
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... Acute bacterial meningitis ... Causes: • Still's ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... • Tuberculous meningitis
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
resolution of infection ... hearing loss, nausea ... , vomiting, dizziness ... cortical bone -> Meningitis ... pathophysiology #signs
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... eg, furnaces) Meningitis ... of sinus or ear infection ... headache #redflags #signs ... #symptoms #differential
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
is also a late sign ... of meningitis. ... are observed for signs ... Newborn #Infant #PhysicalExam ... Examination #Peds #Pediatrics