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HINTS Exam - Bidirectional Nystagmus 

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this finding is worrisome for
Bidirectional Nystagmus ... patient with vertigo symptoms ... worrisome for a CENTRAL ... Bidirectional #Nystagmus ... Positive #Neurology #Central
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
vomiting, auditory symptoms ... unidirectonal nystagmus ... Bone Fracture Central ... Imbalance, neurologic symptoms ... bidirectional nystagmus
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
minutes to days • Nystagmus ... may be present Central ... vascular causes • Nystagmus ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Peripheral and Central ... vestibular neuritis • Nystagmus ... labyrinthitis) CENTRAL ... circulation TIA • Nystagmus ... findings #signs #symptoms
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
head-impulse, nystagmus ... peripheral or central ... peripheral or central ... Timing of the symptom ... that provoke the symptom
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
• Changes in mental ... ophthalmoplegia and nystagmus ... treatment can improve symptoms
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
outcomes: BPD symptoms ... , mental state ... outcomes (general ... psychosocial functioning (general ... EBM #Management #Pharmacology
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Anti-Emetics Guide
Serotonin antagonists:
 • Ondansetron (Zofran), Granisetron (Kytril, Sancuso) - Headache,
, neutropenia Centrally ... , tachycardia, nystagmus ... #medications #pharmacology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
disease of the central ... defect SIGNS/SYMPTOMS ... : • CENTRAL: Fatigue ... Incontinence • VISUAL: Nystagmus ... Signs and symptoms
Digoxin 101 - Pharmacology
Indications:

1) Tachyarrhythmias 
 • Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Supraventricular Tachycardias
 • ↑ Vagal
Digoxin 101 - Pharmacology ... delay (ie rate control ... NYHA III or IV symptoms ... thematttsai #Digoxin #Pharmacology