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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo and Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • True Vertigo - Illusion
Causes of Dizziness ... Rotary Movement • Dizziness ... #Dizziness # ... #Dizzy #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... Imbalance, neurologic symptoms ... Hemorrhage #Dizzy ... #Dizziness #Vertigo
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Dizziness and Vertigo ... "pass out" • Symptoms ... Associated with nausea ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Dizziness ... #dizzy #differential
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Causes of Dizziness ... disoriented - Non-vertigo ... Somatization #Dizzy ... #Dizziness #Lightheadedness ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
TiTrATE schema to approach to Dizziness
 • Time Course: Continuous or Episodic
 • Triggers: Present or
to approach to Dizziness ... additional history "Dizziness ... yet imprecise symptom ... • Vestibular (vertigo ... #dizzy #algorithm
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Algorithm for Dizziness ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
or vertigo. ... The approach uses ... Timing of the symptom ... that provoke the symptom ... #Diagnosis #Dizzy
Differential Diagnosis of Syncope
First, is it syncope? History is very important for distinguishing syncope from other
(seizure, dizziness ... , vertigo, presyncope ... events, prodromal symptoms ... Common causes of ... their associated symptoms
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Withdrawal: Dizziness ... Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea ... Insomnia, Fatigue, Vertigo ... gain Incr NE: Nausea ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Foster Maneuver (half somersault maneuver) for Treatment of BPPV
Some patient find this maneuver more easier with
easier with less dizziness ... and less vertigo ... Wait for any vertigo ... i.e. if you feel dizzy ... #neurology #instructions