Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
impulse test (HIT ... patients with a peripheral ... cause of AVS and ... with a central cause ... #PhysicalExam #Neurology
1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
Check your Six" Mnemonic ... way to test the peripheral ... bobvarkey #Minute #Neurology ... clinical #video #Mnemonic ... #peripheral
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Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 β€’ Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 β€’ Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Etiologies of Peripheral ... β€’ Infectious: HIV ... @uncimchiefs #Peripheral ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
POUND Mnemonic for Diagnosis of Migraine Headache
P Is the headache Pulsatile in quality?
O Is the duration
POUND Mnemonic for ... there associated Nausea ... Headache #Pound #Mnemonic ... #PrimaryCare #Neurology
Internal Jugular Vein Rouleaux Flow on POCUS

Amazing video of a dilated IJV showing Rouleaux flow. Whenever
Rouleaux Flow on POCUS ... significantly, it ... causes the RBCs ... for underlying cause ... Jugular #IJ #Vein #POCUS
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Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
by ordering a peripheral ... It may be necessary ... the most likely cause ... recovery also causes
Nutrient Deficiencies and Supplementation Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
Nutrient Deficiencies:
 β€’ Most frequent in the malabsorptive surgeries
Most common are Vit ... B6, Vit C and Vit ... β€’ Persistent nausea ... years β€’ Pervasive neurologic ... Ca+, Bl, B12, Vit
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
If present, it should ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... differential #potassium #nephrology
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 β€’ Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Deficiency Etiology: β€’ Vit ... β€’ Common Causes ... findings, HSM, LN, peripheral ... leukopenia and/or low pit ... macrocytosis - Low Vit
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
(v2.5) It reflects ... 31 β€’ First US case ... hazy bilateral peripheral ... unilateral* β€’ POCUS