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Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Peripheral and Central ... Findings: May be ... labyrinthitis) CENTRAL ... #Peripheral #Central ... signs #symptoms #comparison
Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
Peripheral Vertigo ... of peripheral vertigo ... initially may be ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Peripheral and Central ... Can be worsened ... CENTRAL VERTIGO ... #Peripheral #Central ... #differential #
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Peripheral Vertigo ... Auditory findings may be ... present Central ... months but can be ... #Algorithm #differential
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
and Management Differential ... Targeted Exam: Mental ... Edema: Lasix + BP control ... diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #criticalcare
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
more likely to be ... peripheral or central ... peripheral or central ... of dizziness or vertigo ... Dizziness #Algorithm #Differential
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... attributable to central ... diagnosis and treatment ... Neurosarcoidosis #BEE ... #inflammatory #differential
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
stimulation and mental ... inhibitors - which can be ... inhibitors should not be ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #treatment #medications
Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
Assist Control / ... spontaneous breaths to be ... spontaneous breaths to be ... Basics #Modes #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Hypernatremia - Differential ... The differential ... can be broadly ... with D5 fluids or enteral ... Hypernatremia #Differential