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Classic Findings During Hallpike Test in Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
 • Latency (delay
Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ... nystagmus and vertigo ... Reproduction of vertigo ... Nystagmus and vertigo ... may reverse direction
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Peripheral and Central Vertigo ... PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... Position: Induces vertigo ... BPPV); worsens vertigo ... purely torsional, direction-changing
Foster Maneuver (half somersault maneuver) for Treatment of BPPV
Some patient find this maneuver more easier with
dizziness and less vertigo ... Wait for any vertigo ... your head in the direction ... BPPV #positional #vertigo
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
in the opposite direction ... paroxysmal #positional #vertigo
Epley Maneuver for BPPV

Epley manuver
 - Epley begins after the last step of the Dix Hallpike
to the opposite direction ... Repositioning #Canalith #Vertigo
Acid Base Compensation - Directions - If all three variables (pH, HCO2, pCO2) move in the
Compensation - Directions ... the discordant direction
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo and Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • True Vertigo - Illusion
of Dizziness - Vertigo ... Algorithm • True Vertigo ... disoriented - Non-vertigo ... Lightheadedness #Vertigo
Vertigo - is it central or peripheral? Vertigo is classified into either peripheral or central depending
Vertigo - is it ... Vertigo is classified ... Vertigo that is ... Vertigo that arises ... #vertigo #diagnosis
HINTS Exam - Bidirectional Nystagmus 

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this finding is worrisome for
a patient with vertigo ... CENTRAL cause of vertigo ... Neurology #Central #Vertigo
HINTS Exam - Abnormal Test of Skew (Abnormal Vertical Skew)

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this
a patient with vertigo ... CENTRAL cause of vertigo ... Video #Neurology #Vertigo