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Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV

By Dr. Gutwein via @jmcchiefs

#Epley #Maneuver #BPPV #Benign #paroxysmal #positional #vertigo
Treatment of BPPV ... #Benign #paroxysmal ... positional #vertigo #neurology ... #instructions #clinical ... #physicalexam #management
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Differentiating Benign ... Neuritis-Labyrinthitis BENIGN ... patient with a clinical ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis ... #neurology #comparison
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... Causes of Hyporeflexia ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Clinical Features ... Can begin in arms ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... #management #treatment ... #neurology
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
Treatment of BPPV ... #BPPV #Benign # ... positional #vertigo #neurology ... #instructions #clinical ... #physicalexam #management
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
- Differential Diagnosis ... hydronephrosis on U/S) • Reflux ... nephropathy • Benign ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Poliomyelitis, Guillain-Barre ... heavy metals), Critical ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
includes frequently benign ... causes such as ... reflex syncope ( ... further guide management ... should be guided by clinical
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... transplantation CLINICAL ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... specific therapy, the clinician ... #management #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Benign paroxysmal ... positional vertigo (BPPV ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology