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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
worsen with head position ... findings BPPV • Short-lived ... , positional episodes ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free
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 ... 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 ... with significant neurologic ... Positional symptoms ... attacks with varying neurologic ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Classic Findings During Hallpike Test in Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
 • Latency (delay
Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... in head-hanging position ... Reproduction of vertigo symptoms ... in head-hanging position ... toward the downward ear
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL ... • Frequency of symptoms ... in head-hanging position ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
vomiting, auditory symptoms ... Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... symptoms/signs, ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
Supports the patient ... patient in this position ... to the upright position ... Vertiginous symptoms ... Instructions #Diagnosis #neurology
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
of the affected ear ... into a supine position ... that the opposite ear ... #vertigo #neurology ... #physicalexam #management
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Diagnosis and Management ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... Awake: Artificial tears ... Sleep: Artificial tears ... #Treatment #Neurology
Penile Intracorporeal Injection
#Management #Urology #Priapism #Intracorporeal #Penile #Injection #Positions
Intracorporeal Injection #Management ... #Urology #Priapism ... Penile #Injection #Positions