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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... - Vertigo - Differential ... neurologic symptoms/signs ... Hemorrhage #Dizzy #Dizziness ... 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 ... diagnosis #findings #signs ... #symptoms #comparison
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Algorithm for Dizziness ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... horizontal canal) Vestibular ... intervals #Dizziness
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ... PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO ... with upbeat and torsional ... reproduction of vertigo ... diagnosis #neurology #comparison
Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
Peripheral Vertigo ... distinguishing between causes ... of peripheral vertigo ... certain movements Vestibular ... differential #diagnosis #comparison
Labyrinthitis 
Vestibular neuritis + unilateral hearing loss = Labyrinthitis 
1) Vertigo (severe) 
2) Gait instability 
3)
Labyrinthitis Vestibular ... Labyrinthitis 1) Vertigo ... instability 3) Nausea ... inflammation of vestibular ... Diagnosis #Symptoms #Signs
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
evaluation of dizziness ... ) that provoke dizziness ... or vertigo. ... The approach uses ... or continuous vestibular
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Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Withdrawal: Dizziness ... Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea ... Insomnia, Fatigue, Vertigo ... gain Incr NE: Nausea ... Psychiatry #Diagnosis #Signs
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Vestibular neuritis ... without an obvious cause ... varying neurologic signs ... #Causes #differential
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
hearing loss, nausea ... , vomiting, dizziness ... , vertigo, nystagmus ... pathophysiology #signs