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The HINTS Exam - Differentiating Central vs Peripheral Vertigo

Head Impulse Test
Nystagmus
Test of Skew

Animation by Dr. Y.
Differentiating Central ... vs Peripheral Vertigo ... #HINTS #Exam #PhysicalExam ... #Testing #Vertigo ... #Neurology
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
patients with a central ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... CVA #Peripheral #Central ... #HeadImpulse #Testing
Central vs Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus - Desmopressin Challenge
Give desmopressin (intranasal, SQ, IV) and monitor UOsm every
Central vs Nephrogenic ... BostonChiefs #Central ... Desmopressin #Challenge #diagnosis ... #nephrology #testing
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central ... Vestibulocochlear Nerve (CN ... often classified as ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... headache, altered mental ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Peripheral and Central ... labyrinthitis) CENTRAL ... vascular causes, such as ... #Vertigo #diagnosis ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Red ... lyme • Altered mental ... brain lesion • CNS ... #Algorithm #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
attributable to central ... nervous system (CNS ... is important, as ... early diagnosis ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
Paralysis - Peripheral vs ... Central Lesions ... these pathways, as ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology ... #Diagnosis *
Diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis - Physical Exam Maneuvers
 • Sustained lateral gaze for seconds to elicit
Diagnosis of Myasthenia ... Hering's law) • Testing ... Myasthenia #Gravis #PhysicalExam ... #Maneuvers #Diagnosis ... #neurology