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Dix-HaIlpike Maneuver
 • Turn head to 45° and then rapidly lay patient to a supine position
Dix-HaIlpike Maneuver ... The test is positive ... TylerLarsenMD #Dix ... HaIlpike #Maneuver #neurology ... #vertigo #bppv
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Varies • No neurologic ... change • Neurologic ... auditory findings BPPV ... Positive Hallpike ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Ocular Nystagmus in PSC BPPV after Dix Hallpike Maneuver

This is a case of posterior semicircular canal
Nystagmus in PSC BPPV ... after Dix Hallpike ... semicircular canal BPPV ... #Posterior #Dix ... ophthalmology #neurology
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Positional Vertigo (BPPV ... Hallpike test: Positive ... consistent with BPPV ... ) #Vertigo #BPPV ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis #neurology
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver ... for BPPV Procedure ... affected ear #Dix ... DixHallpike #Maneuver #BPPV ... Instructions #Diagnosis #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
than a minute for BPPV ... labyrinthitis • Head Position ... nose) • Head Position ... worsen with head position ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Ocular Nystagmus in PSC BPPV after Dix Hallpike Maneuver

This is a case of right posterior semicircular
Nystagmus in PSC BPPV ... after Dix Hallpike ... semicircular canal BPPV ... #Posterior #Dix ... ophthalmology #neurology
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Pharmacological Treatment ... of Hepatorenal Syndrome ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #HepatoRenal #Syndrome ... #Nephrology #Management
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Negative urine dip ... • Fanconi's syndrome ... Glomerular Proteinuria (Positive ... urine dip = albuminuria ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... diagnosis and treatment ... causes: • Susac syndrome ... • Sjögren syndrome ... #neurology #inflammatory