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The HINTS Exam - Differentiating Central vs Peripheral Vertigo

Head Impulse Test
Nystagmus
Test of Skew

Animation by Dr. Y.
Nystagmus Test ... #HINTS #Exam #PhysicalExam ... #Testing #Vertigo ... #Central #Peripheral ... #Neurology
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
#Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior #CVA ... #Peripheral #Central ... #HeadImpulse #Testing
Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT) - Management Algorithm
Prognostic score for CVT:
Variables: Malignancy 2, Coma 2, Deep venous
) - Management Algorithm ... thrombosis 2, Mental ... haemorrhage 1 <3: Low risk ... outcome. ≥3: High risk ... #Algorithm #neurology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
> 1% risk of CV ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... - Aortic - Peripheral ... medical and surgical management
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... components: targeted neurologic ... if the cause is peripheral ... CNS, Central nervous ... AVS #Posterior #CVA
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) - Overview
Types of CRRT
 • CVVHD - Continuous Veno-Venous hemodialysis -
• L IJV - ↑ risk ... Femoral Vein - ↑ risk ... peripherally) ... #Indications #Nephrology ... #Management
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment Algorithm ... and exacerbation risk ... the outpatient setting ... COPD assessment test ... #Management #Pulmonary
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
~5th decade → peripheral ... Mortality due to CVD ... GHRH release, central ... glucose suppression test ... • Pituitary testing
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Risk factors 3. ... thrombosis Testing ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
ACOG - Outpatient Assessment and Management for Pregnant Women With
Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Low Risk
Assessment and Management ... above and re-start algorithm ... local infection control ... examination and tests ... Pregnancy #Obstetrics #Algorithm