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The HINTS Exam - Differentiating Central vs Peripheral Vertigo

Head Impulse Test
Nystagmus
Test of Skew

Animation by Dr. Y.
Differentiating Central ... Head Impulse Test ... Nystagmus Test ... #HINTS #Exam #PhysicalExam ... Testing #Vertigo #Central
HINTS Exam - Abnormal Test of Skew (Abnormal Vertical Skew)

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this
Exam - Abnormal Test ... worrisome for a CENTRAL ... Vertical #Skew #Test ... #HINTS #PhysicalExam ... Neurology #Vertigo #Central
HINTS Exam - Normal Head Impulse Test = Central Cause

This patient as a normal head impulse
Normal Head Impulse Test ... = Central Cause ... worrisome for a CENTRAL ... #HINTS #PhysicalExam ... Neurology #Vertigo #Central
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Management Principles General ... preload excessively Control ... blood pressure - Central ... blood pressure control
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... patients with a central ... a stand-alone test ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... CVA #Peripheral #Central
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
Distinguishing Central ... following a finger) • Test ... TylerLarsenMD #HINTS #physicalexam ... #Central #Peripheral
HINTS Exam - Bidirectional Nystagmus 

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this finding is worrisome for
worrisome for a CENTRAL ... Nystagmus #HINTS #PhysicalExam ... Positive #Neurology #Central
Non-ischemic CRVO - Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

Non-ischemic Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO) 

Dr. Sebastian Vega @oftalmopo

#Nonischemic #CRVO
Non-ischemic Central ... Nonischemic #CRVO #Central ... Occlusion #Ocular #PhysicalExam
Central line myth #2: location, location, location 

By far the best data we have to guide
Central line myth ... location By far the best ... randomized to get the central ... A contra-indication ... #EBM #RCT #Central
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Options for Rate Control ... immediate rate control ... action • Rate control ... when patient at rest ... Fibrillation #Rate #Control