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HINTS Exam - Abnormal Head Impulse Test = Peripheral Cause

This video demonstrates:
1) Normal Head Impulse Test
= Peripheral Cause ... a patient with vertigo ... reassuring for a PERIPHERAL ... cause of vertigo ... #Peripheral
HINTS Exam - Abnormal Head Impulse Test = Peripheral Cause

This video demonstrates:
1) Normal Head Impulse Test
= Peripheral Cause ... a patient with vertigo ... reassuring for a PERIPHERAL ... cause of vertigo ... #Peripheral
HINTS Exam - Normal Test of Skew (Normal Vertical Skew)

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this
Exam - Normal Test ... reassuring for a PERIPHERAL ... cause of vertigo ... Vertical #Skew #Test ... #Peripheral
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... plateletcount), peripheral ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... #Workup #hematology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Peripheral Vertigo ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... Positive Hallpike test ... or supine roll test
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... FOR TESTING: • Peripheral ... evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... glucocorticoid treatment
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... Vascular disorders ... #Peripheral #Central ... #Vertigo #Causes
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Causes of Dizziness ... disoriented - Non-vertigo ... • Anemia • Peripheral ... Anxiety • Panic Disorder ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
neurocognitive disorders ... ... laboratory tests ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... hallucinations - Movement disorders ... Dementia - 2nd cause
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
head-impulse, nystagmus, test ... more likely to be peripheral ... the etiology is peripheral ... of dizziness or vertigo ... The approach uses