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Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
(HINTS = head-impulse ... more likely to be peripheral ... or vertigo. ... Timing of the symptom ... that provoke the symptom
TiTrATE schema to approach to Dizziness
 • Time Course: Continuous or Episodic
 • Triggers: Present or
to approach to Dizziness ... Targeted Exam: HINTS ... yet imprecise symptom ... • Vestibular (vertigo ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
- Differential Diagnosis ... disoriented - Non-vertigo ... Hyperventilation • Anemia ... • Peripheral ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rotary Movement Peripheral ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Vertigo:
 • Peripheral: Labyrinthitis, BPPV, Meniere's disease, Alternobaric
 • Central: CVA/TIA -
Dizziness - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Vertigo: • Peripheral ... enough blood: Acute anemia ... #dizzy #vertigo
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... for Dizziness and ... Vertigo Peripheral ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Lightheadedness • Dizziness ... ) Labs: • Peripheral ... • Improve the symptoms ... #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... : • Peripheral ... characteristic • Peripheral ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... #hemeonc #diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... plateletcount), peripheral ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... changes), high MCV anemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
blasts in the peripheral ... maturation • (Peripheral ... - infiltrates (anemia ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis