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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm True ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... /signs, bidirectional ... Glomus Tumors - Vascular
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... acute HF → no signs ... of CXR congestion
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
can suggest the diagnosis ... feeding vessel sign ... feeding vessel sign ... #CXR #CTChest # ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Look for other signs ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
SCAI Pyramid of Cardiogenic Shock Classification
E - Extremis - A patient experiencing cardiac arrest with ongoing
arrest with ongoing CPR ... currently experiencing signs ... or symptoms of ... Classification #ABCDEs #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Long symptom-free ... Vascular disorders ... Can occur with neck ... varying neurologic signs ... #differential #diagnosis
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
chamber size and valvular ... poor prognostic signs ... ; ratio of neck ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... and signs below ... Vascular/Blockage ... spinalcord #disorders #diagnosis ... differential #algorithm
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
logical sequence of signs ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages ... #Findings #Signs ... #RadiologyAssistant
Dilation of the azygos vein is a sign of increased right atrial pressure and is usually
azygos vein is a sign ... the width of the vascular ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Azygous ... AzygousVein #Dilatation #RadiologyAssistant