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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... True Vertigo - ... Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... Cerebellopontine Angle ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Can worsen with head ... position change ... • Short-lived, positional ... Positive head impulse
PATIENT AGE >2 Years - Pediatric Blunt Head Trauma (PECARN Study) #Diagnosis #Management #Peds #EM #Algorithm
Pediatric Blunt Head ... Study) #Diagnosis #Management ... #Peds #EM #Algorithm ... #HeadTrauma #HeadCT ... #PECARN #ALiEM
PATIENT AGE <2 Years - Pediatric Blunt Head Trauma (PECARN Study) #Diagnosis #Management #Peds #EM #Algorithm
Pediatric Blunt Head ... Study) #Diagnosis #Management ... #Peds #EM #Algorithm ... #HeadTrauma #HeadCT ... #PECARN #ALiEM
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
posture, and the head ... with the head held ... at a 45-degree angle ... #vertigo #neurology ... #physicalexam #management
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Dizziness and Vertigo ... Algorithm Presyncope ... movement of the head ... #Algorithm #dizzy ... diagnosis #neurology #management
Orthostatic Hypotension Management Algorithm
 • Hypovolemic?  Yes → Resuscitate
 • Volume Overloaded? No → Fludrocortisone
Algorithm • Hypovolemic ... intravascular volume • Head-up-tilt ... (HUT) position ... muscles (party position ... #Algorithm #treatment
Drop Arm Test 1. Position patient's arm fully abducted so hand is over the head. 2.
Position patient's ... hand is over the head ... Supraspinatus #RotatorCuff ... Test #DropArm #ALiEM
Brandt Daroff Exercise for Treatment of BPPV
This maneuver resembles the Semont maneuver. Also, this maneuver is
. 2) Tilt your head ... around a 45-degree angle ... seconds or until the vertigo ... #vertigo #neurology ... #physicalexam #management
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
the patient's head ... any nystagmus or vertigo ... the patient’s head ... at a 45-degree angle ... #physicalexam #management