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Gram Stain - Bacteria Identification Algorithm
Gram Positive:
 • Rods: Oxidase+, Oxidase-, Fastidious, Anaerobic, Curved
 • Cocci:
Identification Algorithm ... Gram Positive: ... , Spores, Acid-fast ... Identification #Algorithm
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Sudden, severe, can last ... test (posterior ... test Méniére's ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Algorithm
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Evaluation and Management ... Algorithm Clinical ... of stroke (BE FAST ... Klaas #Stroke #Management ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Lelli's Test (Lever Sign) for ACL Injury

A fist is placed under the proximal 3rd of the
Lelli's Test (Lever ... ACL Injury A fist ... Positive on the ... #Lellis #Test #Lever ... physicalexam #sports #msk
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive branching rod, grows in acid fast staining and anaerobic conditions
Clinical
Filamentous gram-positive ... grows in acid fast ... Nocardia #diagnosis #management
Classic Findings During Hallpike Test in Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
 • Latency (delay
During Hallpike Test ... in head-hanging position ... in head-hanging position ... • Upbeat (fast ... in head-hanging position
Canadian C-spine Rule and Mnemonic
HIGH RISK FEATURES:
 - Sixty Five, Fast Drive, Sense Deprive?  Image,
- Sixty Five, Fast ... #Management #Trauma ... Clearance #Mnemonic #Algorithm
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Diagnosis and Management ... T. whipplei tests ... T. whipplei test ... Disease #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #criteria
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
45° towards the test ... throughout the test ... to the upright position ... below the bed, the fast ... , the fast phase
Hyperthyroidism (low TSH, High T4/T3) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Radioactive iodine scan – get if concern for nodular
) - Diagnostic Algorithm ... specific, so if positive ... Check pregnancy test ... workup choices AND management ... Hyperthyroid #Diagnosis #Algorithm