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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... No auditory symptoms ... loss (labyrinthitis ... Hearing loss. ... Long symptom-free
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... include a: • Neurologic ... Normal: Air > bone ... loss: Bone > Air ... Noise trauma ○ MS
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Neuro Findings: None ... loss (labyrinthitis ... diagnosis #findings #signs ... #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
formation MSK ... -> Conductive hearing ... loss #PagetsDisease ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
findings: • Symptoms ... and signs below ... decreased muscle tone ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... differential #algorithm
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
neuropathies (ataxia, hearing ... loss, spasm, ophthalmoplegia ... ), systemic signs ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... middle ear/temporal bone
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
• Secondary (less ... inflamed, usually in one ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs #stages ... #staging #msk