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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
minutes to days • Nystagmus ... vascular causes • Nystagmus ... auditory findings BPPV ... test (posterior ... test Méniére's
Classic Findings During Hallpike Test in Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
 • Latency (delay
During Hallpike Test ... in Posterior Canal ... Positional Vertigo (BPPV ... #dixhallpike #physicalexam ... findings #signs #bppv
Ocular Nystagmus in PSC BPPV after Dix Hallpike Maneuver

This is a case of posterior semicircular canal
Ocular Nystagmus ... posterior semicircular canal ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #ophthalmology ... #neurology
Ocular Nystagmus in PSC BPPV after Dix Hallpike Maneuver

This is a case of right posterior semicircular
Ocular Nystagmus ... posterior semicircular canal ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #ophthalmology ... #neurology #Frenzel
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Positional Vertigo (BPPV ... : Positive usually ... and torsional nystagmus ... consistent with BPPV ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
vestibular neuritis • Nystagmus ... in horizontal canal ... circulation TIA • Nystagmus ... nose) • Head Position ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
examiners nose • Nystagmus ... following a finger) • Test ... TylerLarsenMD #HINTS #physicalexam ... Vertigo #diagnosis #neurology ... #bppv #comparison
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... HIT) result is positive ... with an AVS with nystagmus ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV ... 45° towards the test ... throughout the test ... DixHallpike #Maneuver #BPPV ... Instructions #Diagnosis #neurology
Tinel's Test in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Perform a Tinel's test by tapping over the carpal tunnel.
Reproduction of
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... tingling is a positive ... #Carpal #Tunnel ... #Syndrome #Wrist ... #PhysicalExam #