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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... minutes to days • Nystagmus ... worsen with head position ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free
HINTS Exam - Bidirectional Nystagmus 

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this finding is worrisome for
Bidirectional Nystagmus ... patient with vertigo symptoms ... #HINTS #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video ... #Positive #Neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... unidirectonal nystagmus ... Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... symptoms/signs,
HINTS Exam - Unidirectional Nystagmus - Left-beating

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this finding is reassuring
Unidirectional Nystagmus ... patient with vertigo symptoms ... #HINTS #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video ... #Negative #Neurology
Congenital Nystagmus on Physical Exam
These abnormal eye movements were found in a patient with albinism. What
Diagnosis: Congenital ... Cooper Neurology ... #PhysicalExam # ... ocular #clinical ... #video #neurology
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
and torsional nystagmus ... patient with a clinical ... patient with a clinical ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis ... #neurology #comparison
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
vestibular neuritis • Nystagmus ... circulation TIA • Nystagmus ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... findings #signs #symptoms ... #comparison #neurology
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
to the upright position ... Nystagmus 2. ... Vertiginous symptoms ... #Instructions #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome on Physical Exam
The case of a patient with a diagnosis of cirrhosis and platypnea-orthodeoxia
patient with a diagnosis ... Symptoms occur when ... in the supine position ... Orthodeoxia #Syndrome #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
and Management ... Diagnosis - Caine ... ophthalmoplegia and nystagmus ... treatment can improve symptoms ... #Management #neurology