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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 ... #diagnosis #neurology
Labyrinthitis 
Vestibular neuritis + unilateral hearing loss = Labyrinthitis 
1) Vertigo (severe) 
2) Gait instability 
3)
Labyrinthitis ... hearing loss = Labyrinthitis ... 1) Vertigo (severe ... #Diagnosis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Otolaryngology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... No auditory symptoms ... hearing loss (labyrinthitis ... Long symptom-free ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... • Labrynthitis ... /signs, bidirectional ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... vestibular neuritis/labyrinthitis ... hearing loss (labyrinthitis ... #diagnosis #findings ... #signs #symptoms
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Vestibular neuritis/ labyrinthitis ... Long symptom-free ... varying neurologic signs ... or symptoms. ... #differential #diagnosis
TiTrATE schema to approach to Dizziness
 • Time Course: Continuous or Episodic
 • Triggers: Present or
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 ... of dizziness or vertigo ... Timing of the symptom ... that provoke the symptom
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Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Insomnia, Fatigue, Vertigo ... SideEffects #Psychiatry #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Common organ involvements and symptoms in Sarcoidosis
Lung 89-99% - Cough, dyspnoea, wheezing and stridor
Skin 16-32% -
involvements and symptoms ... trigeminal neuralgia, vertigo ... #involvements #symptoms ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms