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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 ... /signs, bidirectional ... 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 ... Insomnia, Fatigue, Vertigo ... gain Incr NE: Nausea ... Psychiatry #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Long symptom-free ... without an obvious cause ... varying neurologic signs ... #Causes #differential