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Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Causes of Dizziness ... Musculoskeletal Problem • Drugs ... Psychiatric Disease ... Disorder • Phobic Dizziness ... Lightheadedness #Neurology
TiTrATE schema to approach to Dizziness
 • Time Course: Continuous or Episodic
 • Triggers: Present or
to approach to Dizziness ... additional history "Dizziness ... yet imprecise symptom ... • Nonspecific (psychiatric ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... symptoms/signs, ... Hemorrhage #Dizzy #Dizziness ... #Vertigo #Neurology
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Dizziness - Differential ... Visual Impairment, Medications ... radiculopathy Other: • Psychiatric ... Chiefs @jmcchiefs #Dizziness ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
Parkinson's Disease - Signs and Symptoms
Systemic: Tremor and Slowness, Impaired balance, Small Handwriting, Sleepiness, Trouble Moving
Parkinson's Disease - Signs ... and Symptoms Systemic ... intellectual functioning, Dizziness ... Parkinsons #Disease #Signs ... #Symptoms #neurology
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
other sedative drugs ... Classification #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Comparison
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
 •
trigger Physical Symptoms ... alkalosis • Dizziness ... Psychological Symptoms ... carrying anti-anxiety medication ... #signs #psychiatry
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
diagnosis #findings #signs ... #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... Blood cultures/serology ... of intravenous drug ... #Endocarditis #comparison
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Neurological symptoms ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... /Drug toxicity, ... diagnosis #management #neurology