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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 peripheral ... 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
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 ... more likely to be peripheral ... 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 ... if the cause is peripheral ... , Head Impulse Test ... , Nystagmus, and ... Test of Skew.
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Dizziness and Vertigo Peripheral ... minutes to days • Nystagmus ... vascular causes • Nystagmus ... or supine roll test ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... Grafts, Valves, AS ... Laboratory Tests ... Dehydrogenase ↑ - Peripheral ... #Hemolysis #Differential
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential ... condition: - Nystagmus ... - Symmetrical peripheral ... Lactate/Pyruvate - AV ... Manifestations #Differential
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
often defined as ... circulate freely in peripheral ... blood; The rest ... cell type in the peripheral ... part automated differential