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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Rotary Movement Peripheral ... Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... Space-Occupying Lesion ... #Neurology #Differential
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... insufficiency (VBI) - Should ... with significant neurologic ... #Peripheral #Central
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Median Nerve Tension ... Neuropathy Elbow ... extensionshoulder ... #Test #Peripheral ... #orthopedics #neurology
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
Median Nerve Tension ... Neuropathy Shoulder ... → shoulder external ... rotation → elbow ... #orthopedics #neurology
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
Epley Maneuver for Treatment ... 30-degree neck extension ... degrees of neck extension ... rolls onto his/her shoulder ... #vertigo #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Motor Function Shoulder ... - C6, C7, C8 Elbow ... "waiter's tip" position ... Anterior Shoulder ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
pressure - ETT positioned ... of patient - Shoulders ... compression over elbows ... hourly - No peripheral ... shins to prevent extension
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment ... any nystagmus or vertigo ... down position. ... to the seated position ... #vertigo #neurology
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment ... any nystagmus or vertigo ... down position. ... to the seated position ... #vertigo #neurology
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
and left side should ... The examiner should ... the patient's elbow ... just above the olecranon ... a pin from the periphery