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The HINTS Exam - Differentiating Central vs Peripheral Vertigo

Head Impulse Test
Nystagmus
Test of Skew

Animation by Dr. Y.
The HINTS Exam - ... vs Peripheral Vertigo ... Head Impulse Test ... Nystagmus Test ... #Exam #PhysicalExam
HINTS Exam - Normal Head Impulse Test = Central Cause

This patient as a normal head impulse
HINTS Exam - Normal ... = Central Cause ... This patient as ... cause of vertigo ... #HINTS #PhysicalExam
HINTS Exam - Abnormal Test of Skew (Abnormal Vertical Skew)

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this
HINTS Exam - Abnormal ... Test of Skew (Abnormal ... cause of vertigo ... #HINTS #PhysicalExam ... #Central
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
Central from Peripheral ... Vertigo • Head ... following a finger) • Test ... #physicalexam # ... #Vertigo #diagnosis
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... with a peripheral cause ... cause of AVS. ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Testing #HIT #HINTS
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
(HINTS = head-impulse ... , nystagmus, test ... the dizziness as ... of dizziness or vertigo ... The approach uses
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
disposition, even if the cause ... CNS, Central nervous ... , Head Impulse Test ... Nystagmus, and Test ... #Diagnosis #AVS
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Early death Neutropenic ... • Dyspnea at rest ... coma SIADH: • Hyponatremia ... #differential #diagnosis
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Dyspnea at rest ... and diffuse Neurogenic ... - Presence of central ... #differential #diagnosis
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... , oral cavity) Caused ... characterized by central ... is decreased), hypernatremia ... dexamethasone suppression test