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Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
Vasculitis of medium ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... - Sjögren syndrome ... Vasculitis #Vessels #Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology #Diagnosis
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Meningitis, Cerebellar abscess ... • Cogan's syndrome ... toxicity • Otitis media ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Chronic Otitis Media ... Inferior through medial ... under SCM • Medially ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 • Infection:
Encephalitis, Abscess ... Neurosyphilis, Lime disease ... , Whipple's disease ... , Nutritional UCSD ... #differential #diagnosis
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Altered Mental Status ... - Differential Diagnosis ... deficiency, Thyroid disease ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 
Compression of median nerve 
Risk Factors 
 • Obesity 
 • Female gender
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Compression of median ... connective tissue diseases ... #CarpalTunnel #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #MedianNerve
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Subphrenic abscess ... Collagen vascular disease ... Gastrointestinal disease ... Effusion #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease ... (MS), Epidural abscess ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... heavy metals), Critical ... #differential #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Periodontal disease ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Diagnosis: • ... in early disease
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome ... Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary Renal Syndromes ... Bronchoscopy with serial ... #differential #diagnosis