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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
auditory findings BPPV ... • Short-lived ... Positive Hallpike test ... or supine roll test ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV ... 45° towards the test ... throughout the test ... Supports the patient ... #Instructions #
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... disease • Pull test ... texture at bald spots ... fungi Initial Laboratory ... Tests: • TSH
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
Semont Liberatory ... for Treatment of BPPV ... #Semont #Liberatory ... #Maneuver #BPPV ... vertigo #neurology #instructions
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
Semont Liberatory ... for Treatment of BPPV ... #Semont #Liberatory ... #Maneuver #BPPV ... vertigo #neurology #instructions
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
dx of IA PPV ... the use of this test ... in BAL does not differentiate ... FalsePositives #Laboratory
RPR - False Positives
Causes of a false positive RPR that are not syphilis. (False-negative treponemal tests
False-negative treponemal tests ... are rare; case reports ... False #Positives #differential ... diagnosis #syphilis #laboratory