Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
Peripheral Vertigo ... distinguishing between causes ... of peripheral vertigo ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Main types of autoimmune encephalitis in the ICU. 
Anti-NMDAR anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor, ADEM acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Anti-GFAP
anti-gamma aminobutyric acid ... isoxazolepropionic acid ... #encephalitis #comparison ... #table #neurology ... #diagnosis
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
patients with a peripheral ... cause of AVS and ... with a central cause ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 β€’ Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 β€’ Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Etiologies of Peripheral ... @uncimchiefs #Peripheral ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
hematuria (RBC casts ... Nephrotic #Syndrome #Comparison ... #Algorithm #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 β€’ Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 β€’ Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
- Differential Diagnosis ... Losses: β€’ Normal Acid-Base ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes ... potassium #low #nephrology
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
methylmalonic acid ... by ordering a peripheral ... the most likely cause ... recovery also causes ... #Diagnosis #Macrocytosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Summary #Nephrology ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
31 β€’ First US case ... emergency 2020-3-12 Diagnosis ... hazy bilateral peripheral ... unilateral* β€’ POCUS ... COVID19 #Cheatsheet #Diagnosis