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Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Causes of Urinary ... NOT distended on ultrasound ... stricture • Posterior ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Urology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Varies • No neurologic ... with vascular causes ... position change • Neurologic ... positional episodes caused ... Hallpike test (posterior
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
with a peripheral cause ... with a central cause ... #PhysicalExam #Neurology ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior
Unilateral Fixed Dilated Pupil - Differential Diagnosis Framework
If Altered Mental Status - Consider Oculomotor (3rd cranial
SAH, tumor • Posterior ... no neurological cause ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
vertigo due to Posterior ... Stroke (usually Posterior ... Clinical Findings: • Nausea ... #Wallenbergs #neurology
Causes of Solid or Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Solid Renal Mass:
 • Benign <3
Causes of Solid ... - Anechoic on ultrasound ... Well-demarcated on ultrasound ... Cystic #RenalMass #Nephrology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hypothalamus Anatomy and Hypothalamic Nuclei
 • Anterior hypothalamic nucleus - Body temperature, thermal regulation (heat dissipation),
oxytocin, destruction causes ... & oxytocin • Posterior ... regulation, destruction causes ... Anatomy #Nuclei #neurology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic ... Family history, ultrasound ... Sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible ... may precede the neurologic ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
column: PLL: Posterior ... ligament PAF: Posterior ... annulus fibrosus Posterior ... fractures: Don't cause ... spinal deformity or neurologic