Dizziness Flashcards
Name the dizziness ddx:
Elderly, acute onset
Recurrent vertigo, tinnitus, no hearing loss
Ataxia
Lack of coordination
Sensory/motor deficits
Brain stem/cerebellar dysfunction
Name the dizziness ddx:
Recurrent episodes of dizziness, lasts seconds to minutes
Associated with positional changes
Some relief in motionless news
Lateral or rotary nystagmus
No tinnitus or hearing loss
BPPV
BPPV tx
Epley Manuver
Vit D to prevent recurrences
Name the dizziness ddx:
Sudden onset
Lasts hours
Recurrent
Tinnitus and fullness in earrings
Fluctuating hearing loss, low tones
Lateral or rotary nystagmus
Meniere disease
Meniere disease treatment
Low sodium diet
Diuretic herbs like dandelion root
Name the dizziness ddx:
Sudden onset
After a viral infection
N/V
Nystagmus
No hearing loss
Loss of equilibrium
Vestibular neuronitis
Name the dizziness ddx:
Sudden onset, lasts hours to days
Lateral nystagmus
Hearing loss
N/V
Labyrinthitis
Labyrinthitis tx
eustachian tube massage
Anti-inflammatory diet/herbs
Name the dizziness ddx:
Gradual onset
Mild vertigo
Persistent tinnitus
Facial numbness, weakness
Unilateral hearing loss
Poor speech discrimination
Acoustic neuroma
Name the dizziness ddx:
Hx trauma
Hearing loss
Nystagmus
Vertigo
Perilymph fistula
Name the dizziness ddx:
Pain in ear or face
Hx ear or sinus infections
Gradual onset vertigo
Tender sinuses
Prurulent nasal dc
Otitis/sinusitis
Otitis/sinusitis tx
Neti pot
Sinus compresses
Name the dizziness ddx:
Hx chronic middle ear infection shiny white mass on otoscopic
Foul smelling dc
Conductive hearing loss
Cholesteatoma
