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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... auditory findings BPPV ... neuritis); positive hearing ... Hearing loss. ... #differential #diagnosis
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Méniére's disease) and hearing ... continuous) but can ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #findings #signs ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome (SIS): Signs and Symptoms

Repetitive Overhead Activity, Scapular Dyskinesis -> Scapulohumeral mechanics become altered
Syndrome (SIS): Signs ... + Painful arc test ... pain + Hawkin's test ... Syndrome #SIS #diagnosis ... #msk #pathophysiology
Aphasia - Pathophysiology and Clinical Findings
Broca's Aphasia - Expressive language impairment: non-Fluent
 - Sensory speech areas
Aphasia - Pathophysiology ... comprehension (intact hearing ... Fluent: the person can ... #diagnosis #signs ... Brocas #Wernickes #neurology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Diagnosis Framework ... The evaluation should ... include a: • Neurologic ... auditory nerve (CN ... Noise trauma ○ MS
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
post-inflammatory healing ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs #stages ... #staging #msk
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
Romberg's Test for ... with syphilis) Meaning ... (Romberg's sign) ... disease: standing can ... #neurology #diagnosis
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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can be made, rule ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
positional vertigo (BPPV ... insufficiency (VBI) - Should ... signs or symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for the Diagnosis of BPPV (Animated)

The Dix–Hallpike test (Nylen Barany test) is a diagnostic
of BPPV (Animated ... (Nylen Barany test ... ) is a diagnostic ... vertical component, an ... #BPPV #neurology