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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Varies • No neurologic ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free ... #Algorithm #differential
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... symptoms/signs, ... #Neurology #Differential
Vertigo Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Vertigo: Symptom of illusory movement because of asymmetry in the vestibular
Vertigo Differential ... and Management Algorithm ... Vertigo: Symptom ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm ... #neurology #Differential
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
with significant neurologic ... attacks with varying neurologic ... signs or symptoms ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Dizziness and Vertigo ... Algorithm Presyncope ... #Algorithm #dizzy ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Differential Diagnosis of Syncope
First, is it syncope? History is very important for distinguishing syncope from other
Differential Diagnosis ... seizure, dizziness, vertigo ... Ask about precipitating ... events, prodromal symptoms ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
classic posterior canal ... in horizontal canal ... diagnosis #findings #signs ... #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology
TiTrATE schema to approach to Dizziness
 • Time Course: Continuous or Episodic
 • Triggers: Present or
yet imprecise symptom ... • Vestibular (vertigo ... Dizziness #dizzy #algorithm ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Signs and symptoms ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... objective evidence of neurologic ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm ... suspected: • Signs ... and symptoms of ... unresponsive to treatment ... microscopic colitis Differential