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Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV ... towards the test ear ... Supports the patient ... DixHallpike #Maneuver #BPPV ... Instructions #Diagnosis #neurology
Management of Low Risk (Mild Severity) Crohns Disease 
Asymptomatic or Incidentally Discovered on Endoscopy 
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Management of Low ... 6 months for 1 year ... colonic disease • Short ... Crohns #Disease #Management ... LowRisk #Mild #Gastroenterology
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
for Treatment of BPPV ... of the affected ear ... Epley #Maneuver #BPPV ... positional #vertigo #neurology ... #physicalexam #management
What is Epley Maneuver?
In medical terminology, Epley Maneuver is a repositioning procedure that is used to
used to treat BPPV ... vertigo in the ear ... posterior or interior parts ... #Management #BPPV
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... cases/100,000 per year ... • Weakness: Starts ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
positional vertigo (BPPV ... ) - Short-lived ... (Wallenberg's syndrome ... Syndrome usually ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes - Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome (JPS), Cowden Syndrome (CS), Cronkhite-Canada (CC),
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome ... (PJS): - "Spots ... pigmentation, spots ... #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Dix-HaIlpike Maneuver
 • Turn head to 45° and then rapidly lay patient to a supine position
toward the affected ear ... HaIlpike #Maneuver #neurology ... #vertigo #bppv ... #management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... per 100,000 per year ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Or brainstem syndromes ... taper 3-7 days - Short ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment