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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
auditory findings BPPV ... • Short-lived ... , positional episodes ... Long symptom-free ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Classic Findings During Hallpike Test in Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
 • Latency (delay
Vertigo (BPPV) ... in head-hanging position ... Reproduction of vertigo symptoms ... toward the downward ear ... findings #signs #bppv
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... Vertigo (BPPV) ... BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL ... consistent with BPPV ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis #neurology
SNOOP mnemonic may catch potentially life-threatening headaches
Systemic signs and disorders
Neurologic symptoms
Onset new or changed & patient
and disorders Neurologic ... symptoms Onset ... Pulsatile tinnitus, Positional ... mnemonic #headaches #Differential ... redflag #dangerous #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
vertigo (BPPV) ... - Short-lived (typically ... Positional symptoms ... Vertigo #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
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 ... #vertigo #neurology ... #physicalexam #management
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV ... Supports the patient ... Vertiginous symptoms ... DixHallpike #Maneuver #BPPV ... Instructions #Diagnosis #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
labyrinthitis • Head Position ... nose) • Head Position ... worsen with head position ... findings #signs #symptoms ... #comparison #neurology
Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
Time course and symptoms ... Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... Vertigo (BPPV): ... Peripheral #Vertigo #differential
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... symptoms/signs, ... #Differential #