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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
result is positive (abnormal ... patients with a peripheral ... with nystagmus. ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Testing #HIT #HINTS
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 ... Impulse Test Nystagmus ... #Exam #PhysicalExam
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HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
Central from Peripheral ... examiners nose • Nystagmus ... #physicalexam # ... Central #Peripheral ... #Vertigo #diagnosis
Seesaw nystagmus 
-> eye move in an opposed vertical fashion (one goes up while the other
Seesaw nystagmus ... Seesaw nystagmus ... a sequence of abnormal ... one eye moves up as ... #eye #ocular #PhysicalExam
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HINTS Exam - Normal Head Impulse Test = Central Cause

This patient as a normal head impulse
HINTS Exam - Normal ... Impulse Test = Central ... This patient as ... HeadImpulse #Test #HINTS ... #PhysicalExam #
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Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
(HINTS = head-impulse ... , nystagmus, test ... the dizziness as ... or central in etiology ... or central TiTrATE
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Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
and Central Vertigo ... vestibular neuritis • Nystagmus ... vascular causes, such as ... circulation TIA • Nystagmus ... #diagnosis #findings
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... if the cause is peripheral ... CNS, Central nervous ... Impulse Test, Nystagmus ... #Diagnosis #AVS
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis ... 1928-1977) -> 50% diagnosed ... hypertension; some normal ... certain drugs (such as ... vasodilatory effect of peripheral
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
If abnormal, this ... When the diagnosis ... Central cyanosis ... Newborn #Infant #PhysicalExam ... Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis