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Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central ... Causes of Vertigo ... ): - Vascular ... hemorrhage - Non-vascular ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
: Vascular (IS, ... : Vascular (SDH) ... : Vascular (SDH) ... paraneoplastic syndromes ... : Vascular (SDH)
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... injury, often from vascular ... mimics complete • Central ... Mixed upper and lower ... #orthopedics #neurology
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... increased pulmonary vascular ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Caused by proximal muscle weakness typically seen in muscular dystrophy

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam
Physical Exam Caused ... typically seen in muscular ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #clinical #video ... #pediatrics #muscular
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... Intra-Renal: • Vascular ... SCVMCMed #AKI #Acute ... #causes #algorithm
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Cataracts - Macula: Macular ... pituitary tumor) Acute ... Artery Occlusion, Central ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Causes of Superior Vena Cava (SVC) Syndrome 
Malignant Causes (2/3 of cases)
 - 95%
Vena Cava (SVC) Syndrome ... - Central venous ... - Retrostemal goiters ... Post-radiation local vascular ... #diagnosis #vascular
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... ) • Vascular occlusion ... NephroP #AKI #causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • Knee ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Commonly caused ... stopping walking (vascular ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology