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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... neurologic symptoms/signs ... Hemorrhage #Dizzy ... #Causes
TiTrATE Approach to Vertigo
TiTrATE approach stands for Timing, Triggers and Targeted Examination.
4 vestibular syndromes that are
TiTrATE Approach ... to Vertigo TiTrATE ... syndrome (eg central cause ... ) #Titrate #algorithm ... diagnosis #acute #vertigo
TiTrATE schema to approach to Dizziness
 • Time Course: Continuous or Episodic
 • Triggers: Present or
TiTrATE schema to ... imprecise symptom: • Vestibular ... (vertigo) • Cardiovascular ... #Dizziness #dizzy ... #algorithm #differential
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo and Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • True Vertigo - Illusion
Causes of Dizziness ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Dizzy #Neurology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Nystagmus: Usually torsional ... BPPV; horizontal-torsional ... with vascular causes ... spontaneous and purely torsional ... diagnosis #findings #signs
Causes of Scrotal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Sudden Onset
 • Testicular Torsion
 • Torsion
Causes of Scrotal ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... TorsionTorsion ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
peripheral or central TiTrATE ... of dizziness or vertigo ... The approach uses ... or continuous vestibular ... #Diagnosis #Dizzy
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Causes of Dizziness ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disoriented - Non-vertigo ... Somatization #Dizzy ... #Causes
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... horizontal canal) Vestibular ... #Algorithm #differential
Gynecomastia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Testicular Mass on Ultrasound
 • Adrenal Neoplasm
 • Increased Extraglomerular Aromatase
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... No Testicular ... TorsionTesticular ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #endocrinology