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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
worsen with head position ... auditory findings BPPV ... • Short-lived ... , positional episodes ... test (posterior
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... Vertigo (BPPV) ... : Positive usually ... in head-hanging position ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis #neurology
Classic Findings During Hallpike Test in Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
 • Latency (delay
During Hallpike Test ... in head-hanging position ... in head-hanging position ... in head-hanging position ... returns to sitting position
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
labyrinthitis • Head Position ... nose) • Head Position ... worsen with head position ... diagnosis #findings #signs ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
into a supine position ... remains in this position ... remains in this position ... remains in this position ... holds a sitting position
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
sitting to supine position ... patient in this position ... to the upright position ... to the sitting position ... Instructions #Diagnosis #neurology
Ulnar Fovea Sign Test for Fovea Disruption

Useful for patients with pain along the ulnar aspect of
Ulnar Fovea Sign ... in the neutral position ... The test is positive ... #Ulnar #Fovea #Sign ... orthopedics #msk #sports
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 ... HaIlpike #Maneuver #neurology ... #vertigo #bppv ... #management
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement

I. Identify anatomy of insertion site and localization of
Confirm needle position ... Confirm wire position ... Confirm the correct position ... Confirm catheter position ... Confirm the correct position
Yergason's Test on Shoulder Examination
Patient Position: Sitting
Examiner Position: Standing adjacent to the test arm. One hand
Yergason's Test ... Examination Patient Position ... Sitting Examiner Position ... Positive Sign: ... #orthopedics #sports