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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... Imbalance, neurologic symptoms ... Hemorrhage #Dizzy ... #Neurology #Differential
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Dizziness and Vertigo ... "pass out" • Symptoms ... consciousness Vertigo ... #Algorithm #dizzy ... #differential #
TiTrATE schema to approach to Dizziness
 • Time Course: Continuous or Episodic
 • Triggers: Present or
yet imprecise symptom ... • Vestibular (vertigo ... TiTrATE #Dizziness #dizzy ... #algorithm #differential
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
(BPPV) - Short-lived ... Long symptom-free ... Positional symptoms ... presenting symptom ... #Causes #differential
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Peripheral Vertigo ... findings BPPV • Short-lived ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free ... #Algorithm #differential
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
of dizziness or vertigo ... Timing of the symptom ... that provoke the symptom ... #Diagnosis #Dizzy ... Dizziness #Algorithm #Differential