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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... auditory findings BPPV ... • Short-lived ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Encephalitis Differential Diagnosis by Location

 • White Matter: PML, ADEM
 • Limbic System: HSV1, HSV6, Treponema
Encephalitis Differential ... Diagnosis by Location ... Brainstem: Listeria, West ... #Diagnosis #Location ... #Tropism #neurology
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
following a finger) • Test ... Peripheral #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #neurology #bppv ... #comparison #table
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
they have high scores ... will correctly diagnose ... implies being able ... #Calculation #Table ... #PPV #NPV #Formulas
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV ... 45° towards the test ... Supports the patient ... #Instructions #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis and Screening ... disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... Screening #Workup #table
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... include a: • Neurologic ... tympanic membrane • Neurologic ... #Diagnosis #otology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Arboviruses: - West ... CNS #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction • Stable ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... Herpes Simplex Virus
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Diagnosis: Quantitative ... pp65 antigenemia test ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... CMV #HIV #AIDS #diagnosis ... #differential #