Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 β€’ Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
Causes - Differential ... Causes: β€’ Cerebrovascular ... Causes: β€’ Meniere ... #Peripheral #Causes ... Diagnosis #algorithm
Peripheral Neuropathy - Diagnostic Schema and Differential Diagnosis

Hereditary
Common Causes
Rapid Onset
Subacute/Chronic Onset
 - Multifocal
 - Focal
 -
Peripheral Neuropathy ... Hereditary Common Causes ... Onset Subacute/Chronic ... Diagnosis #Schema #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Forehead Sparing = Central ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... #Causes #neurology
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC ... macule and papule (Table ... require emergent evaluation ... Maculopapular #Rash #Algorithm ... #Central #Peripheral
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
more likely to be peripheral ... or central in etiology ... or central TiTrATE ... The approach uses ... #Differential #
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Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
Hypernatremia - Differential ... Movement of Water Central ... cisplatin) - Chronic ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes
Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Urine Output > 3L /day
Water Diuresis (Urine Osm <100 mOsm/kg)
 β€’ Primary
Polyuria - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Polydipsia β€’ Central ... Partial Dl β€’ Chronic ... #causes #nephrology
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
- Chronic diarrhea ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 β€’ Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
FOR TESTING: β€’ Peripheral ... during medical evaluation ... for secondary causes ... eosinophilia (common causes ... #Differential #
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 β€’ (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... and periphery, ... Beomycin β€’ Acute or Chronic ... Diseases #ILD #Causes