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The HINTS Exam - Differentiating Central vs Peripheral Vertigo

Head Impulse Test
Nystagmus
Test of Skew

Animation by Dr. Y.
Head Impulse Test ... Nystagmus Test ... #PhysicalExam #Testing ... Vertigo #Central #Peripheral ... #Neurology
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
Algorithm for the ... impractical to test ... pick specific tests ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Algorithm ... #Testing
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... patients with a peripheral ... a stand-alone test ... #PhysicalExam #Neurology ... #HeadImpulse #Testing
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
 •
Causes of Peripheral ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Mononeuropathy - Compression ... Infection #Peripheral ... Weakness #Sensory #Neurology
Diabetic Foot Guidelines: Test patients w diabetes for peripheral neuropathy using the Semmes-Weinstein test
JAMA. 2017;318(14):1387-1388. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.11700

#Diagnosis
Foot Guidelines: Test ... w diabetes for peripheral ... Semmes-Weinstein test ... #Monofilament #Testing
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Causes of Peripheral ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Mononeuropathy - Compression ... elevated CK #Peripheral ... Weakness #Sensory #Neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... 75%), Infection, Compression ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cell Anemia • Peripheral ... or Trauma) • Peripheral ... Atherosclerosis) Compression ... Any structure compressing
HINTS Exam - Abnormal Head Impulse Test = Peripheral Cause

This video demonstrates:
1) Normal Head Impulse Test
Abnormal Head Impulse Test ... = Peripheral Cause ... reassuring for a PERIPHERAL ... Clinical #Video #Neurology ... #Vertigo #Peripheral
Pronator Drift Testing for Stroke
Subtle extensor weakness - Sign of Upper motor neuron lesion
In detecting CT/MRI
Pronator Drift Testing ... 9.2, LR- 0.09 Best ... test characteristics ... Pronator #Drift #Testing ... physicalexam #diagnosis #neurology