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Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo

Peripheral Vertigo:
 - Benign Positional Vertigo
 - Vestibular Neuronitis
 - Meniere's
Causes of Peripheral ... Peripheral Vertigo ... Meniere's Disease - Drug ... #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare ... Causes #Central #Peripheral
Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
Peripheral Vertigo ... between causes of peripheral ... Chiefs @jmcchiefs #Peripheral ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
Distinguishing Central from Peripheral ... Vertigo • Head ... physicalexam #Central #Peripheral ... #Vertigo #diagnosis ... bppv #comparison #table
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
- Differential Diagnosis ... disoriented - Non-vertigo ... • Anemia • Peripheral ... Musculoskeletal Problem • Drugs ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
and Vasoactive Drugs ... Understand vasoactive drug ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison ... #table
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
macule and papule (Table ... differential diagnosis ... with either a drug ... broader differential diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
checklist Evaluation ... potentially causative drugs ... limit them as able ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... evaluation • Peripheral ... #Endocarditis #checklist ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Drugs 5. ... Disorientation, vertigo ... Diagnostic tests ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... rheumatology #comparison #table
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
fatal • Causes: Drugs ... - Cool fluids peripherally ... as they lead to peripheral ... Hyperthermia #comparison #diagnosis ... #management #treatment