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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 ... to the upright position ... degree below the bed ... #Dix #Hallpike ... Instructions #Diagnosis #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... brain, eye, and ear ... Neurosarcoidosis #BEE ... #Syndromes #neurology ... #inflammatory #differential
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
months but can be ... worsen with head position ... • Short-lived, positional ... test Méniére's disease ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Polydipsia - Beer ... Potomania - Tea ... Nausea, Pulmonary Diseases ... , CNS Disease, Meds
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Méniére's disease ... course of the disease ... Disease onset usually ... Vertigo #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
) - Differential ... Gastrointestinal disease ... the tragus to differentiate ... disease processes ... Otolaryngology #differential
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Brain, Eye, and Ear ... and less common diseases ... with aura #BEE ... #Syndromes #neurology ... noninflammatory #differential
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Approach to the differential ... impairment), heart disease ... , ear (unexplained ... diagnosis cluster, the diseases ... #Algorithm #differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Syndrome Systemic disease ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... syndrome (Clinical Dx ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Giant retinal tears
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
IBD, Whipple's disease ... syndrome - SLE Neurologic ... Inflammation of ear ... Heberden's nodes (DIP ... #joint #pain #differential