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Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ... reproduction of vertigo ... ) • Epley maneuver ... saccade seen) • Epley ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Vertigo:
 • Peripheral: Labyrinthitis, BPPV, Meniere's disease, Alternobaric
 • Central: CVA/TIA -
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Vertigo ... Alternobaric • Central: CVA ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #dizzy #vertigo
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
from Peripheral Vertigo ... following a finger) • Test ... Central #Peripheral #Vertigo ... #diagnosis #neurology ... bppv #comparison #table
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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Strokes #Syndromes #CVA ... Effects #Neurology #Diagnosis ... #Table #Territories ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
Algorithm for the diagnostic ... head-impulse, nystagmus, test ... A diagnostic algorithm ... of dizziness or vertigo ... #Diagnosis #Dizzy
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Disorientation, vertigo ... Diagnostic tests ... - Ice cube test ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... rheumatology #comparison #table
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
patients with Stable ... Angina Stress Test ... ischemia -> Coronary CTA ... #ISCHEMIA #Stable ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
metabolic equivalent able ... b) CHF c) CVA ... determine if stress test ... Stable patients ... stratification #diagnosis
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... testing gait in any dizzy ... , Head Impulse Test ... Nystagmus, and Test ... #Posterior #CVA
Orthopedic Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Shoulder Dislocation
 • Fall on the
Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis ... elbow fully as a test ... Usually occurs in an MVA ... other end of the table ... Shoulder #Elbow #Hip #Diagnosis