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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Dizziness and Vertigo Peripheral ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... test Méniére's disease ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Characteristics of Peripheral ... tinnitus (Méniére's disease ... with vascular causes ... #signs #symptoms ... #comparison #neurology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... chronic kidney disease ... chronic kidney disease ... Kidney stones caused ... #Nephrology #Pharmacology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Central Vertigo PERIPHERAL ... Méniére's disease ... signs or symptoms ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
 • Redistribution: IV glucose, Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis, IV hyperalimentation, Refeeding after starvation,
Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... Tubulointerstitial renal disease ... • Drugs: Loop diuretics ... Hypomagnesemia #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Causes of High-anion ... Metabolic Acidosis Causes ... progressive kidney disease ... Potassium-sparing diuretics ... #nephrology
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
Pathologies - Findings ... Local causes include ... Systemic causes ... hyperthyroidism, peripheral ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Signs
Common Ulcers of the Ankles and Feet

Chronic Venous Insuffciency 
This condition usually appears over the medial
Associated findings ... diabetic neuropathy, neurologic ... disorders, and Hansen disease ... uncomplicated cases ... Associated signs