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What is Epley Maneuver?
In medical terminology, Epley Maneuver is a repositioning procedure that is used to
What is Epley Maneuver ... used to treat BPPV ... posterior or interior parts ... #Management #BPPV ... #Epley #Maneuver
Nail diseases and disorders.
 - Spoon Nails (Koilonychia)
 - Pitting of Nails
 - Beau's Lines
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Leukonychia (white spots ... Fingernail #Disorders #Differential ... #Leukonychia #Table
Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
Positional Vertigo (BPPV ... Peripheral #Vertigo #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Differential Diagnosis of Headache - Table

 - Cluster headache
 - Migraine
 - Paroxysmal hemicrania
 - Short-lasting
Differential Diagnosis ... of Headache - Table ... hemicrania - Short-lasting ... Headache #Primary #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
they have high scores ... implies being able ... disease who have low scores ... #Calculation #Table ... #PPV #NPV #Formulas
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV ... on examination table ... on the edge of table ... Supports the patient ... DixHallpike #Maneuver #BPPV
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
auditory findings BPPV ... • Short-lived ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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Oral and genital Sores ... Coronaries #Arteritis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Table
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
for Treatment of BPPV ... the examination table ... useful when the Epley ... States than the Epley ... Liberatory #Maneuver #BPPV
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
for Treatment of BPPV ... the examination table ... useful when the Epley ... States than the Epley ... Liberatory #Maneuver #BPPV