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Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Positional Vertigo (BPPV ... consistent with BPPV ... ) #Vertigo #BPPV ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis ... #neurology #comparison
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met:
1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Anaphylaxis: Signs ... and Symptoms Anaphylaxis ... exposure to a likely allergen ... exposure to known allergen ... pathophysiology #immunology #diagnosis
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
manifestations of anaphylaxis ... incontinence #anaphylaxis ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #criteria ... #allergy
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
than a minute for BPPV ... posterior canal BPPV ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... findings #signs #symptoms ... #comparison #neurology
Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
Time course and symptoms ... Positional Vertigo (BPPV ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Manifestations of Anaphylaxis by Body System

Dermatologic/mucosal

 - Eyes: periorbital swelling/erythema, injected conjunctiva, tears

 - Oral mucosa:
Manifestations of Anaphylaxis ... cessation of play #Diagnosis ... #Allergy #Signs ... #Symptoms #Anaphylaxis
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Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
and duration of symptoms ... Female predominance Anaphylaxis ... angioedema Other symptoms ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #comparison
Anaphylaxis Diagnostic Criteria
Anaphylaxis is highly likely when any one of the following 2 criteria are fulfilled:
1.
Anaphylaxis Diagnostic ... or associated symptoms ... gastrointestinal symptoms ... #Anaphylaxis #diagnosis ... #Criteria #allergy
COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects Compared
Shingrix vs Moderna vs Pfizer vs Johnson & Johnson vs Influenza
Local Pain,
Chills, Fever, GI Symptoms ... Pfizer #COVID19 #comparison ... #diagnosis #allergy
COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects Compared - Pfizer Vaccine vs Shingrix, Flu, and Placebo
Local Pain 83%
Redness 5%
Swelling
14% Fever 4% GI Symptoms ... Pfizer #COVID19 #comparison ... #diagnosis #allergy