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Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
of viral infection ... Long symptom-free ... with significant neurologic ... attacks with varying neurologic ... signs or symptoms
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
Approach to the Infectious ... illness What: Key signs ... and symptoms that ... e.g. brain and lung ... InfectiousDiseases #History
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
4 - Fibrosis Pulmonary ... chylothorax, and pulmonary ... sweling, fever, and facial ... Stages #Staging #Signs ... #Symptoms #Summary
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
CMV infection: virus ... or signs. ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... #symptoms
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
hemorrhage: family history ... recent head/face infection ... shoulder girdle symptoms ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... signs/symptoms
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... complicate MAC pulmonary ... History of immunosuppressive ... gastrointestinal symptoms ... • Clinical (Symptoms
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
the following symptoms ... subdural hematoma, lung ... tumor Clues In History ... • Associated symptoms ... episodes • Medical history
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
Horner syndrome, history ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... lesion • CNS infection ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Diagnoses Medical History ... Cardinal Symptoms ... without localizing signs ... or symptoms - Malaria ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
, Mild sensory symptoms ... or signs, Cranial ... out Diagnosis • History ... Recent diphtheritic infection ... diagnosis #criteria #neurology