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Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
(BPPV) From Vestibular ... patient with a clinical ... consistent with BPPV ... patient with a clinical ... #BPPV #Vestibular
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
with vascular causes ... auditory findings BPPV ... positional episodes caused ... or supine roll test ... #Algorithm #differential
HINTS Exam - Abnormal Head Impulse Test = Peripheral Cause

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

This video demonstrates:
1) Normal Head Impulse Test
= Peripheral Cause ... demonstrates: 1) ... for a PERIPHERAL cause ... of vertigo. ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical
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Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... 1. ... (BPPV) - Short-lived ... 1. ... #Causes #differential
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
Treatment of BPPV ... 1) The patient ... #BPPV #Benign # ... paroxysmal #positional #vertigo ... #instructions #clinical
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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Renal ultrasound, Tests ... syndrome - Overnight 1- ... #Hypertension #Differential ... #Screening #Workup
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... and clinical associations ... - 1. ... of symptoms - 1- ... Disorientation, vertigo
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
1) Clinical ... ... laboratory tests ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
individual studies Clinical ... diseases, describe clinical ... PPV: proportion ... prevalence is low, then PPV ... specificity -> higher PPV