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Key History -
Lightheadedness vs. vertigo
duration of episodes

auditory Sxs -
hearing loss
tinnitus

context -
occurs with positioning
following head trauma

other associated Sxs -
visual disturbance
URI
nausea

neck pain or injury
meds
h/o atherosclerotic vas dis.
Key PE -
VS
complete neuro exam, include -
Romberg test
nystagmus
tilt test
gait
hearing
Rinne and Weber

head and neck exam
CV exam
35 y/o F
presents with intermittent episodes of vertigo, tinnitus, nausea and hearing loss over the past week.

What is Differential?
Meniere's
vestibular neuronitis
labyrinthitis
benign positional vertigo
acoustic neuroma
35 y/o F
presents with intermittent episodes of vertigo, tinnitus, nausea and hearing loss over the past week.

What is Workup?
CBC
RPR/VDRL
MRI - brain
55 y/o F
c/o dizziness for the past day
She feels faint and has severe diarrhea that started 2 days ago.
She takes furosemide for HTN.

What is Differential?
Orthostatic hypotension
due to dehydration
vestibular neuronitis
labyrinthitis
benign positional vertigo
vertebrobasilar insufficiency
55 y/o F
c/o dizziness for the past day
She feels faint and has severe diarrhea that started 2 days ago.
She takes furosemide for HTN.

What is Workup?
Orthostatic VS
CBC
electrolytes
stool exam
65 y/o M
presents with postural dizziness and unsteadiness.
He has HTN and was started on HCTZ 2 days ago.

What is Differential?
Drug-induced orthostatic hypotension
vestibular neuronitis
labyrinthitis
benign positional vertigo
brain stem or cerebellar tumor
ARF
65 y/o M
presents with postural dizziness and unsteadiness.
He has HTN and was started on HCTZ 2 days ago.

What is Workup?
Orthostatic VS
CBC
electrolytes
BUN/Cr
MRI - brain
44 y/o F
c/o dizziness on moving her head to the left.
She feels that the room is spinning around her head.
Tilt test results in nystagmus and nausea.

What is Differential?
Benign positional vertigo
vestibular neuronitis
labyrinthitis
meniere's
44 y/o F
c/o dizziness on moving her head to the left.
She feels that the room is spinning around her head.
Tilt test results in nystagmus and nausea.

What is Workup?
MRI - brain
audiogram
55 y/o F
c/o dizziness that started this morning.
She is nauseated and has vomited once in the past day.
She had a URI 2 days ago & has experienced no hearing loss.

What is Differential?
Vestibular neuronitis
labyrinthitis
meniere's
benign positional vertigo
vertigo associated with cervical spine disease/injury
vertebrobasilar insufficiency
55 y/o F
c/o dizziness that started this morning.
She is nauseated and has vomited once in the past day.
She had a URI 2 days ago & has experienced no hearing loss.

What is Workup?
CBC
electrolytes
electronystagmography
MRI/MRA - brain
55 y/o F
c/o dizziness that started this morning and
of "not hearing well."
She feels nauseated and
has vomited once in the past day.
She had a URI 2 days ago.

What is Differential?
Labyrinthitis
vestibular neuronitis
meniere's
acoustic neuroma
vertebrobasilar insufficiency
55 y/o F
c/o dizziness that started this morning and of "not hearing well."
She feels nauseated and has vomited once in the past day.
She had a URI 2 days ago.

What is Workup?
Audiogram
electronystagmograpy
MRI/MRA - brain