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Differential Diagnosis of Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke
 - TIA/stroke 
 - Seizure 
 - Hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia
- Cervical or lumbar ... spine disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Neurology
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Diagnosis Intrinsic Spine ... : Lumbar strain, ... cholecystitis; • Neurologic
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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spine • MCC- ... acute lumbar disc ... spine L1-L5 ... sexual dysfunction SPINE ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Varies • No neurologic ... position change • Neurologic ... auditory findings BPPV ... posterior canal) or supine ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
follow the thoracic spine ... Radiology #CXR #LLL #Lobar ... #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
for Treatment of BPPV ... lowered into a supine ... Epley #Maneuver #BPPV ... positional #vertigo #neurology
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV ... from a sitting to supine ... DixHallpike #Maneuver #BPPV ... Instructions #Diagnosis #neurology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
smaller and fewer in number ... are taken in a supine ... In the supine position ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
the limbs and bulbar ... extremity and/or bulbar ... fasciculations) • BULBAR ... cervical and thoracic spine ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Dix-HaIlpike Maneuver
 • Turn head to 45° and then rapidly lay patient to a supine position
lay patient to a supine ... HaIlpike #Maneuver #neurology ... #vertigo #bppv