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Question 1

DDX for vertigo

Answer 1

(1) Acute peripheral vestibulopathy: sudden vertigo that decreases over DAYS
(2) Meniere’s dx: recurrent vertigo lasting hours + tinnitis + hearing loss + aural fullness
(3) BPPV: recurrent position induced vertigo lasting seconds
(4) Labyrinthitis: sudden vertigo >24 hours
(5) Vestibular neuritis: acute vertigo lasting long, nausea, no hearing loss