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The HINTS Exam - Differentiating Central vs Peripheral Vertigo

Head Impulse Test
Nystagmus
Test of Skew

Animation by Dr. Y.
The HINTS Exam - ... Differentiating Central vs ... Peripheral Vertigo ... #PhysicalExam #Testing ... #Neurology
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... a stand-alone test ... #PhysicalExam #Neurology ... #HeadImpulse #Testing ... #HIT #HINTS
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
patients with AVS ... components: targeted neurologic ... if the cause is peripheral ... care physician; AVS ... #Diagnosis #AVS
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
Inverted Supinator Test ... flexion is known as ... (supinator) reflex ... Inverted #Supinator #Test ... #Reflex #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
The Neurological Evaluation ... /flaccid limbs vs ... Arms extended; wrists ... from the body; wrists ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
hits an areflexic ... testing occurs ... is best elicited ... a pin from the periphery ... Wrist clonus is
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... determine if stress test ... - Aortic - Peripheral ... one post op Cardiology ... surgery Stress Testing