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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... cause of AVS and ... cause of AVS. ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rotary Movement Peripheral ... Bone Fracture Central ... neurologic symptoms/signs
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Dizziness and Vertigo Peripheral ... may be present Central ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... (Wallenberg's syndrome ... Syndrome usually ... varying neurologic signs ... #Peripheral #Central
Causes of Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac - Arrhythmia:
 • Tachyarrhythmia
 • Bradyarrhythmia
 • Supraventricular Tachycardia
Causes of Syncope ... • Sick-Sinus Syndrome ... • Medications Central ... • Emotional Peripheral ... #Causes
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
characterized by central ... glucose uptake in peripheral ... dexamethasone suppression test ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #endocrinology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
~5th decade → peripheral ... GHRH release, central ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... glucose suppression test ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... • Examine for signs ... Casey Albin MD @ ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
disposition, even if the cause ... is peripheral. ... CNS, Central nervous ... acute vestibular syndrome ... Exam #Vestibular #Syndrome
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
is also a late sign ... Central cyanosis ... assessment, is best ... are observed for signs ... Newborn #Infant #PhysicalExam