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Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Dizziness - Differential ... Vertigo: • Peripheral ... Presyncope: • Cardiac ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #neurology
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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- Strong Medicine ... #Algorithm #dizzy ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology ... #management
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
disoriented - Non-vertigo ... Vasodepressor Syncope • Cardiac ... Somatization #Dizzy ... Lightheadedness #Neurology ... #Differential #
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Algorithm and Management ... Atherosclerosis • Embolic: Cardiac ... #CVA #Differential ... #neurology #treatment
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
hypotension - Cardiac ... paroxysmal positional vertigo ... neuritis • Clues: Vertigo ... Falls #Diagnosis #Differential ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology