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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
with nystagmus. ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior ... #Central #HeadImpulse ... #Testing #HIT #HINTS
The HINTS Exam - Differentiating Central vs Peripheral Vertigo

Head Impulse Test
Nystagmus
Test of Skew

Animation by Dr. Y.
The HINTS Exam - ... Differentiating Central vs ... Peripheral Vertigo ... Impulse Test Nystagmus ... JayLin3455 #HINTS
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing ... Central from Peripheral ... Vertigo • Head ... examiners nose • Nystagmus ... #Vertigo #diagnosis
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... forehead) in classic posterior ... vascular causes, such as ... with posterior ... #diagnosis #findings
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Peripheral Vertigo ... minutes to days • Nystagmus ... Hallpike test (posterior ... #differential #diagnosis
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
(HINTS = head-impulse ... , nystagmus, test ... the dizziness as ... more likely to be peripheral ... of dizziness or vertigo
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... if the cause is peripheral ... Impulse Test, Nystagmus ... #Diagnosis #AVS ... #Posterior #CVA
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
mastoid cavity as ... nerve palsy • Posteriorly ... vomiting, dizziness, vertigo ... , nystagmus • ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis