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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 ... Head Impulse Test ... Nystagmus Test
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... patients with a central ... a stand-alone test ... with nystagmus. ... #Testing #HIT #HINTS
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing ... Central from Peripheral ... examiners nose • Nystagmus ... following a finger) • Test ... TylerLarsenMD #HINTS
HINTS Exam - Normal Head Impulse Test = Central Cause

This patient as a normal head impulse
HINTS Exam - Normal ... Head Impulse Test ... = Central Cause ... This patient as ... #HINTS #PhysicalExam
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 ... peripheral or central ... Dizziness #Algorithm #Differential
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver ... 45° towards the test ... throughout the test ... patient’s head as ... #DixHallpike #Maneuver
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
patients with AVS ... CNS, Central nervous ... , Nystagmus, and ... Test of Skew. ... #Diagnosis #AVS
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 ... or supine roll test ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Tachycardia - Differential ... Narrow, Regular vs ... • Tx: Vagal maneuvers ... Rate/Rhythm control ... #Tachycardia #Differential
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... Arboviruses: - West ... Good indicator to differentiate ... /l is regarded as ... CNS #Infections #differential