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Causes of Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
#Diagnosis #Neurology #Dizziness #Peripheral #Central #Algorithm #BPPV #Differential #Ddxof
Causes of Vertigo ... - Differential ... Neurology #Dizziness #Peripheral ... Central #Algorithm #BPPV ... #Differential #
Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
Peripheral Vertigo ... distinguishing between causes ... Positional Vertigo (BPPV ... #Vertigo #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
- Central and Peripheral ... Causes - Differential ... Malformation Peripheral ... Acoustic Neuroma • BPPV ... #Causes #Differential
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
Distinguishing Central from Peripheral ... TylerLarsenMD #HINTS #physicalexam ... #Central #Peripheral ... diagnosis #neurology #bppv ... #comparison #table
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 ... #Clinical #PhysicalExam
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Dizziness and Vertigo Peripheral ... with vascular causes ... auditory findings BPPV ... • Short-lived ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
they have high scores ... that any given case ... implies being able ... #Calculation #Table ... #PPV #NPV #Formulas
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Central Vertigo PERIPHERAL ... positional vertigo (BPPV ... ) - Short-lived ... #differential #
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Well-localized, sharp, short ... lancinating - Peripheral ... Mechanisms #Neurology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
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Anatomic Location - Differential ... - Cotton wool spots ... vision, loss of peripheral ... Chronic #VisionLoss #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes