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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 ... with a peripheral cause ... cause of AVS. ... with nystagmus. ... #Testing #HIT #HINTS
HINTS Exam - Normal Head Impulse Test = Central Cause

This patient as a normal head impulse
HINTS Exam - Normal ... = Central Cause ... This patient as ... cause of vertigo ... #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 ... The approach uses ... Dizziness #Algorithm #Differential
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
minutes to days • Nystagmus ... may be present Central ... with vascular causes ... • Nystagmus: ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
disposition, even if the cause ... CNS, Central nervous ... , Head Impulse Test ... , Nystagmus, and ... Test of Skew.
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Tachycardia - Differential ... • Tx: Vagal maneuvers ... whether AF is cause ... Rate/Rhythm control ... #Tachycardia #Differential
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... - Dyspnea at rest ... - Presence of central ... include depressed mental ... #differential #
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... an underlying cause ... about secondary causes ... Best to have an ... #Polycythemia #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