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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
of Dizziness - Vertigo ... unidirectonal nystagmus ... neurologic symptoms/signs ... bidirectional nystagmus ... Cerebellopontine Angle
Classic Findings During Hallpike Test in Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
 • Latency (delay
Latency (delay in nystagmus ... and torsional nystagmus ... and nystagmus escalates ... 30 seconds • Nystagmus ... testing #findings #signs
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Peripheral and Central Vertigo ... PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... vestibular neuritis • Nystagmus ... circulation TIA • Nystagmus ... diagnosis #findings #signs
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
Achilles Tendon ... • The Achilles tendon ... pre-determined etiology Signs ... - Weakness to ankle ... TendonRupture #diagnosis #signs
Labyrinthitis 
Vestibular neuritis + unilateral hearing loss = Labyrinthitis 
1) Vertigo (severe) 
2) Gait instability 
3)
Labyrinthitis 1) Vertigo ... vestibular CN VIII • Nystagmus ... Diagnosis #Symptoms #Signs
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
Woltman’s sign on ... relaxation of the ankle ... Woltman’s sign, ... phase of a deep-tendon ... Hypothyroidism #Ankle
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam - Hi-Res .mp4 version here: https://www.grepmed.com/images/13248

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and
Woltman’s sign on ... relaxation of the ankle ... reflex — Woltman’s sign ... Woltman’s sign, ... phase of a deep-tendon
Common Ulcers of the Ankles and Feet

Chronic Venous Insuffciency 
This condition usually appears over the medial
Ulcers of the Ankles ... necrosis or exposed tendons ... Associated signs ... sensation and absent ankle ... #Ulcers #Ankles
Symptoms and Signs of Hypomagnesemia
Neuromuscular:
 - Tetany, Muscle weakness, Chvostek and Trousseau signs, Cerebellar (ataxia, nystagmus,
Symptoms and Signs ... and Trousseau signs ... Cerebellar (ataxia, nystagmus ... , vertigo), Confusion ... magnesium #Symptoms #Signs
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
Erythema, fluctuant, tender ... vomiting, dizziness, vertigo ... , nystagmus • ... pathophysiology #signs