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Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Causes of Dizziness ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Depression • Anxiety ... Somatization #Dizzy ... #Causes
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
The approach uses ... provoke the symptom ... #Diagnosis #Dizzy ... #Dizziness #Algorithm ... #Differential #
TiTrATE schema to approach to Dizziness
 • Time Course: Continuous or Episodic
 • Triggers: Present or
to approach to Dizziness ... or Episodic • Triggers ... yet imprecise symptom ... #dizzy #algorithm ... #differential #
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Dizziness and Vertigo ... Algorithm Presyncope ... may be triggered ... Associated with nausea ... #dizzy #differential
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... - Vertigo - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... Hemorrhage #Dizzy
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... high WBC count cause ... - Neuro: AMS, dizziness ... into serum • Triggers ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
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of external cue/trigger ... sweating, trembling, nausea ... alkalosis • Dizziness ... carrying anti-anxiety ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology