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Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
Causes - Differential ... contusion • Tumours: CPA ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #algorithm
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Shift Work) Sleep ... • Obstructive/CentraI ... Disorders • Neurologic ... Parkinson's, MS)
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... of breath • Neurologic ... deficits (peripheral ... Superior Vena Cava ... • Dyspnea at rest
Causes of Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac - Arrhythmia:
 • Tachyarrhythmia
 • Bradyarrhythmia
 • Supraventricular Tachycardia
• Sick-Sinus Syndrome ... Cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... • Medications Central ... • Emotional Peripheral ... Defecation #Syncope #Neurology
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
carcinomatosis, HF ... wave (LR 5.3), peripheral ... Analysis: 1) General ... 3) Optional tests ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary ... lesions of the central ... Lesions Of The Peripheral ... dystrophies Work
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GHRH release, central ... Differential Diagnosis ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... Diagnosis and Workup ... glucose suppression test
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
components: targeted neurologic ... if the cause is peripheral ... CNS, Central nervous ... acute vestibular syndrome ... AVS #Posterior #CVA
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... - Aortic - Peripheral
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Then, ask 3 questions ... to work through ... demyelination syndrome ... administered (through a peripheral ... include vaptans (HF