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Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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: • Clinical diagnosis ... age >80 or other less ... present, in which case ... #cva #management ... #neurology
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm ... Associated with loss ... Associated with nausea ... #dizzy #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Well-localized, sharp, short ... Limb • Post-stroke ... Pain #Mechanisms #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
review • Physical exam ... Detected on NCCT vs ... #stroke #workup ... #diagnosis #checklist ... #neurology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Diagnosis Framework ... Exam: • Hearing ... tests such as the ... cause unknown) ... trauma ○ MS, CVA
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... testing gait in any dizzy ... #Diagnosis #AVS ... #Posterior #CVA ... #HINTS #Exam #Vestibular
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... /squamous cell CA ... vision or black spots ... Physical Exam: ... #differential #diagnosis
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
Syndrome on Physical Exam ... clinic with vision loss ... this are tumors, strokes ... the hospital, diagnosed ... ophthalmology #neurology