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Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Diagnosis Framework ... Vertigo: • Peripheral ... Meniere's Disease • Central ... radiculopathy Other: • Psychiatric ... Diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Diagnosis Algorithm ... disoriented - Non-vertigo ... Problem • Drugs Psychiatric ... Somatization #Dizzy ... Lightheadedness #Neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bone Fracture Central ... Hemorrhage #Dizzy ... #Neurology #Differential
TiTrATE schema to approach to Dizziness
 • Time Course: Continuous or Episodic
 • Triggers: Present or
• Vestibular (vertigo ... • Nonspecific (psychiatric ... TiTrATE #Dizziness #dizzy ... #algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Dizziness and Vertigo ... • Symptoms may be ... #Algorithm #dizzy ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... present Central ... months but can be ... #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
patients with a central ... It has been validated ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior #CVA
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Peripheral and Central ... CENTRAL VERTIGO ... #Peripheral #Central ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
left eye that had been ... Entering VA was ... the hospital, diagnosed ... Half #Syndrome #PhysicalExam ... ophthalmology #neurology