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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
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
Algorithm for the diagnostic ... (HINTS = head-impulse ... or vertigo. ... Timing of the symptom ... that provoke the symptom
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... /signs, bidirectional ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Dizziness and Vertigo ... "pass out" • Symptoms ... consciousness Vertigo ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Dizziness ... #differential #diagnosis
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... for Dizziness and ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free ... intervals #Dizziness
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
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ... symptoms • Head ... ) • Epley maneuver ... saccade seen) • Epley ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Syncope
First, is it syncope? History is very important for distinguishing syncope from other
Differential Diagnosis ... causes (seizure, dizziness ... , vertigo, presyncope ... events, prodromal symptoms ... #Diagnosis #EM #
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Long symptom-free ... Positional symptoms ... varying neurologic signs ... or symptoms. ... #differential #diagnosis
Labyrinthitis 
Vestibular neuritis + unilateral hearing loss = Labyrinthitis 
1) Vertigo (severe) 
2) Gait instability 
3)
Labyrinthitis 1) Vertigo ... Labyrinthitis #Diagnosis ... #Symptoms #Signs