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Causes of Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
#Diagnosis #Neurology #Dizziness #Peripheral #Central #Algorithm #BPPV #Differential #Ddxof
Causes of Vertigo ... Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Dizziness ... #Peripheral #Central ... #Algorithm #BPPV
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Algorithm Forehead ... Sparing = Central ... Forehead involved = Peripheral ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology #sparing
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
patients with a peripheral ... cause of AVS and ... cause of AVS. ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central ... Peripheral Causes ... #Central #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Algorithm True ... Rotary Movement Peripheral ... Bone Fracture Central ... #Algorithm #Causes
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Dizziness and Vertigo Peripheral ... may be present Central ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
with vascular causes ... , such as with posterior ... #diagnosis #findings ... signs #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
the dizziness as ... or central in etiology ... A diagnostic algorithm ... or central TiTrATE ... The approach uses
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
Nephritic vs Nephrotic ... hematuria (RBC casts ... Nephrotic #Syndrome #Comparison ... #Algorithm #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cause ... Hypotension • AMS ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology #Chloride