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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
auditory findings BPPV ... • Short-lived ... Positive Hallpike ... Positive head impulse ... test Méniére's disease
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
labyrinthitis • Head Position ... (BPPV); worsens ... tinnitus (Méniére's disease ... nose) • Head Position ... worsen with head position
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... (BPPV) - Short-lived ... Méniére's disease ... course of the disease ... Disease onset usually
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV

By Dr. Gutwein via @jmcchiefs

#Epley #Maneuver #BPPV #Benign #paroxysmal #positional #vertigo
Epley Maneuver for Treatment ... of BPPV By Dr ... Epley #Maneuver #BPPV ... paroxysmal #positional #vertigo ... #physicalexam #management
What is Epley Maneuver?
In medical terminology, Epley Maneuver is a repositioning procedure that is used to
used to treat BPPV ... or vertigo in the ... posterior or interior parts ... #Management #BPPV ... Repositioning #Canalith #Vertigo
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
Epley Maneuver for Treatment ... of BPPV 1) The ... Epley #Maneuver #BPPV ... paroxysmal #positional #vertigo ... #physicalexam #management
Alzheimer's Disease - Summary
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Alzheimer's Disease ... Diagnosis • Treatment ... #Alzheimers #Disease ... Summary #diagnosis #management ... #geriatrics
Dix-HaIlpike Maneuver
 • Turn head to 45° and then rapidly lay patient to a supine position
patient to a supine position ... The test is positive ... Maneuver #neurology #vertigo ... #bppv #management
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Monocytogenes - Gram-positive ... beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... culture (Invasive disease ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... infectiousdiseases #treatment
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Monocytogenes - Gram-positive ... beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... culture (Invasive disease ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... infectiousdiseases #treatment