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Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
Cerebellar abscess • Trauma ... oticus (Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... canal dehiscence syndrome ... • Cogan's syndrome ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Bone/Joint Causes ... pseudogout • Trauma ... Red Flags: • Trauma ... History of blunt trauma ... lower #extremity #msk
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Causes of Excessive ... Restless Legs Syndrome ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Parkinson's, MS) ... • Head Trauma
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Transverse Myelitis, Trauma ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Lambert Eaton Syndrome
Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
Secondary Causes ... hyperviscosity syndrome ... Pelvic/penile trauma ... t be tested or are
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Disruption • Trauma ... (Hemophilia or Trauma ... Marfan's Syndrome ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Hantavirus - Rodents are ... transmission is rare ... Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... Conservative/supportive care ... only curative treatment ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... rapid drainage are ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... continually in case ... appropriate critical care
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... other forms of trauma ... • Intrinsic Causes ... herniation - Trauma