8 results
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
with nystagmus. ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #VestibularSyndrome ... #HeadImpulse #Testing ... #HIT #HINTS
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
to test and treat ... In most cases, it ... be categorized as ... pick specific tests ... the much smaller differential
â–º
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... patients with AVS ... , Nystagmus, and ... Test of Skew. ... #Diagnosis #AVS
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 ... #Instructions #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
Algorithm for the diagnostic ... (HINTS = head-impulse ... , nystagmus, test ... the dizziness as ... Dizziness #Algorithm #Differential
â–º
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Diagnosis Adrenal ... require Cosyntropin testing ... If it is lower, ... Step 3) Differentiate ... primary vs secondary
A lazy man's classification of hyponatremia
There are two possible approaches to the diagnosis of hyponatremia: .
approaches to the diagnosis ... essentially the same tests ... no such thing, as ... cerebral salt wasting ... #Algorithm #Differential
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Positive Coombs testing ... Mycoplasma, EBV, HIV ... younger pts) Differential ... Disorders Such As ... test #cold #