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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 ... Animation by Dr ... #PhysicalExam #Testing ... #Neurology
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... cause of AVS and ... with a central cause ... #PhysicalExam #Neurology ... #HeadImpulse #Testing
HINTS Exam - Abnormal Head Impulse Test = Peripheral Cause

This video demonstrates:
1) Normal Head Impulse Test
= Peripheral Cause ... cause of vertigo ... Video by Dr. ... Clinical #Video #Neurology ... #Vertigo #Peripheral
HINTS Exam - Normal Test of Skew (Normal Vertical Skew)

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this
Exam - Normal Test ... cause of vertigo ... Video by Dr. ... Vertical #Skew #Test ... Clinical #Video #Neurology
HINTS Exam - Abnormal Head Impulse Test = Peripheral Cause

This video demonstrates:
1) Normal Head Impulse Test
= Peripheral Cause ... cause of vertigo ... Video by Dr. ... Clinical #Video #Neurology ... #Vertigo #Peripheral
HINTS Exam - Unidirectional Nystagmus - Left-beating

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this finding is reassuring
Nystagmus - Left-beating ... cause of vertigo ... Video by Dr. ... Video #Negative #Neurology ... #Peripheral #Vertigo
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Late ALS - Dr ... Hyperreflexia #Testing ... diagnosis #table #neurology
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central ... Peripheral Causes ... sclerosis - Dr ... / #Vertigo #Peripheral ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Etiologies of Peripheral ... Paraprotein-associated (POEMS syndrome ... intermittent porphyria Dr ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome ... Hematuria, Hemoptysis, Peripheral ... Disease-specific testing ... , biopsy By Tess ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology