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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... with a central cause ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior #CVA
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
 -
Location - Anterior vs ... Strokes #Syndromes #CVA ... #Diagnosis #Table ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... Review in Clinical Neurology
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
A) Initial Evaluation ... Evaluate underlying cause ... Detected on NCCT vs ... stroke #workup #diagnosis ... #checklist #neurology
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Angina Stress Test ... ischemia -> Coronary CTA ... coronary syndrome (ACS ... ) evaluation or ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
are identified as ... will correctly diagnose ... a case, or the ... it has a narrow focus ... #Calculation #Table
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... The evaluation should ... include a: • Neurologic ... cause unknown) ... trauma ○ MS, CVA
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
management checklist Evaluation ... management - RUQ ultrasound ... Liver function test ... able. ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... Approach (when evaluation ... with previously stable ... heart failure, neurologic ... Neurologic disorders
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... dependent DM ACS ... determine if stress test ... perioperative #Risk #Evaluation ... stratification #diagnosis
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
The Neurological Evaluation ... Differential Diagnosis ... /flaccid limbs vs ... Casey Albin MD @ ... #PhysicalExam #neurology