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Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Dizziness and Vertigo ... Algorithm Presyncope ... Symptoms may be triggered ... Associated with nausea ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... symptoms/signs, ... Hemorrhage #Dizzy #Dizziness ... #Vertigo #Neurology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Workup Algorithm ... osmolarity If cause ... clinical context and signs ... #Workup #Algorithm ... #causes
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
high WBC count cause ... - Neuro: AMS, dizziness ... visual changes, stroke ... fever - ACS, AKI ... WBC >100k, + lab signs
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... artery tenderness, triggered ... • Meningeal signs ... conditions: • Stroke ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
of COVID-19 • Neurologic ... : Headaches, Dizziness ... Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke ... Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea, Nausea ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis #Signs
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Rhabdomyolysis - AKI ... → Syncope • Signs ... tissue damage (AKI ... Hyperventilation, Dizziness ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Act FAST, Save Lives! Learn the BEFAST acronym and recognize the warning signs of a stroke.
recognize the warning signs ... of a stroke. ... coordination or dizziness ... with no known cause ... #Mnemonic #Neurology
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
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Psychological Factors • Strong ... of external cue/trigger ... sweating, trembling, nausea ... alkalosis • Dizziness ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs