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Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver ... on examination table ... on the edge of table ... Maneuver #BPPV #Instructions ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
tube correctly positioned ... Are all six of the ... chest tube is mal-positioned ... to the lung or airways ... injury to lung or airways
Dix-HaIlpike Maneuver
 • Turn head to 45° and then rapidly lay patient to a supine position
Dix-HaIlpike Maneuver ... patient to a supine position ... 20° over end of table ... TylerLarsenMD #Dix ... HaIlpike #Maneuver #neurology
Dynamic CT Myelograms can help identify the source of spinal CSF Leaks. 
1. Place a sponge
sponge on CT & position ... cc & scan right away ... Look for dip in ... CSFLeak #Procedure #Instructions
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... complication: DIC ... per day until stable ... Rhabdomyolysis #Differential ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Brandt Daroff Exercise for Treatment of BPPV
This maneuver resembles the Semont maneuver. Also, this maneuver is
upright, seated position ... 45-degree angle away ... into the lying position ... #vertigo #neurology ... #instructions #
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... previous gaze position ... previous gaze position ... wrists flexed back, away ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
the examination table ... it horizontally away ... shoulder down position ... #vertigo #neurology ... #instructions #
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
the examination table ... it horizontally away ... shoulder down position ... #vertigo #neurology ... #instructions #