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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 - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rotary Movement Peripheral ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... /signs, bidirectional
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
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
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... varying neurologic signs ... #Peripheral #Central ... #differential #diagnosis
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Withdrawal: Dizziness ... Insomnia, Fatigue, Vertigo ... SideEffects #Psychiatry #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Characteristics of Peripheral ... PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... Findings: Rarely #Peripheral ... #diagnosis #findings ... #signs #symptoms
Common organ involvements and symptoms in Sarcoidosis
Lung 89-99% - Cough, dyspnoea, wheezing and stridor
Skin 16-32% -
involvements and symptoms ... nodes 13-15% - Peripheral ... trigeminal neuralgia, vertigo ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms