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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Varies • No neurologic ... auditory findings BPPV ... Positive Hallpike test ... or supine roll test ... Méniére's disease
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
Additional laboratory tests ... chronic kidney tests ... Test for celiac ... disease with serology ... change medical management
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease algorithm.
 
For those patients with NAFLD or liver disease of unknown aetiology,
NAFLD or liver disease ... Second-line tests ... that should be ... children, the text ... algorithm #Referral #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 ... such that the shoulders ... 45° towards the test ... throughout the test ... Instructions #Diagnosis #neurology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Studies in Rheumatic Diseases ... should be obtained ... • Hepatitis B serology ... Hepatitis B and C serology ... #Rheumatic #Disease
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
The evaluation should ... include a: • Neurologic ... audiometry • Patients should ... Onset ○ Meniere disease ... ○ HIV ○ Lyme disease
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
for Treatment of BPPV ... rolls onto his/her shoulder ... Epley #Maneuver #BPPV ... positional #vertigo #neurology ... #physicalexam #management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... pathognomonic laboratory tests ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
positional vertigo (BPPV ... Méniére's disease ... insufficiency (VBI) - Should ... course of the disease ... Disease onset usually
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Chronic kidney disease ... Tuberculin skin test ... HIV-infected patients should ... TB #Diagnosis #Management