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Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Positional Vertigo (BPPV ... ) • Epley maneuver ... maneuver: Ineffective ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis ... #neurology #comparison
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
SVT - Wide Tachycardias ... SVT with BBB All ... #Comparison #VentricularTachycardia ... #Versus #ecg #ekg ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
: Differential diagnosis ... aVR • Classic EKG ... in aVR > 0.7: ppv ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis ... #ekg #differential
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
for BPPV Procedure ... Make the patient sit ... Repeat the entire ... #BPPV #Instructions ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... Arrhythmias: • SVT ... & termination: SVT ... or other vagal maneuvers
Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
Counterclockwise) and Reverse ... Atrial Flutter on EKG ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... cardiology #clinical #diagnosis ... #comparison
Wellens Syndrome on EKG
Associated with a critical stenosis of the proximal LAD, suggestive of impending infarction
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Wellens Syndrome on EKG ... with history of recent ... - Isoelectric ST ... Wellens #Syndrome #EKG ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
• Intensity: Severe ... than a minute for BPPV ... most but can be severe ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #comparison
Brugada syndrome Types 1, 2 and 3

There are three types of ECG presentations, referred to as
three types of ECG ... most typical (and diagnostic ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Brugada #Syndrome ... #Comparison #Types
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... poor PO intake, severe ... pump failure): • Severe ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #table #comparison