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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Temporal Bone Fracture ... Cerebellar / Brainstem Abscess ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
(MS), Epidural abscess ... heavy metals), Critical ... Shellfish poisoning, Meds ... Weakness #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... travel hx, home meds ... Differential Bilat ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #clinical #ultrasound
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Diagnosis Framework ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... compression by fractured ... #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Skull Fracture on POCUS
7 month-old after a fall and temporal swelling. normal neuro exam.  POCUS
The benefit of Ultrasound ... Being able to diagnose ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #pediatrics ... #peds
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Clinical Pearls ... • Neurologic ... Orbital Floor Fracture ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Urothelial Thickening on Renal POCUS
Teenager (female) with flank pain and fever.  POCUS to evaluate for
POCUS to evaluate ... Findings/diagnosis ... renal infarction/abscess ... on u/s in young peds ... #clinical #ultrasound
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Cystic Renal Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Carcinoma - Abscess ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Spinal stenosis - Abscess ... Vertebral burst fracture ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... and radiographic features ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... CNS #Infections #differential