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Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Positional Vertigo (BPPV ... consistent with BPPV ... ) #Vertigo #BPPV ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis ... #neurology #comparison
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
than a minute for BPPV ... posterior canal BPPV ... tinnitus (Méniére's disease ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Prothrombin Time (PT) and Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)

Prothrombin Time (PT) - Often Elevated in:
 • Vitamin
inhibitor • Liver disease ... • Factor XI, IX ... elevated in: • DIC ... Thromboplastin #laboratory ... #hematology #diagnosis
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Peripheral: BPPV ... Cardiac: Valvular Disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver ... for BPPV Procedure ... affected ear #Dix ... #Instructions #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... auditory findings BPPV ... test Méniére's disease ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Dengue Illness - Clinical Course of the Disease - Febrile, Critical, Recovery phases
 • Days of
Course of the Disease ... clinical issues • Laboratory ... changes • Serology ... #Progression #diagnosis
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
- Differential Diagnosis ... MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC ... , Drugs, Liver Disease ... Hypophostphatemia Laboratory ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
Lyme Disease: Early ... not common) • Laboratory ... • Heralded by neurologic ... WuidQ #Lyme #Disease ... #diagnosis #signs
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
patients with anemia, diagnose ... • Additional laboratory ... Test for celiac disease ... with serology first ... Evaluation #workup #diagnosis