Chapter 022 Dizziness and Vertigo (Part 1) doc

... Chapter 022. Dizziness and Vertigo (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 22. Dizziness and Vertigo Dizziness and Vertigo: Introduction Dizziness is a common and often ... multiple-sensory-defect dizziness and occurs in elderly individuals who complain of dizziness only when walking. Decreased position sense (secondary to neuropathy o...

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... chronic Chapter 022. Dizziness and Vertigo (Part 3) Recurrent unilateral labyrinthine dysfunction, in association with signs and symptoms of cochlear disease (progressive hearing loss and tinnitus), ... Positional Vertigo and Central Positional Vertigo Features BPPV Central Latency a 3–40 s None: immediate vertigo and nystagmus Fatigability b Yes No Habit...

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... Chapter 022. Dizziness and Vertigo (Part 4) a In Ménière's disease, the direction of the fast phase is variableVertigo may be a manifestation of a ... examinations and vestibular function tests. Depressed patients often insist that the depression is "secondary" to the dizziness. Approach to the Patient: Dizziness and Vertigo ... cause of dizzi...

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... common offending drugs are the aminoglycoside Chapter 022. Dizziness and Vertigo (Part 2) Physiologic Vertigo This occurs in normal individuals when (1) the brain is confronted with an intersensory ... vestibular end organs and may cause a permanent disorder of equilibrium. nuclei and the cerebellum, patients with brainstem or cerebellar disease have diminished a...

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... for 3 days, tapered by 20 mg every 3 days Chapter 022. Dizziness and Vertigo (Part 5) Evaluation of Patients with Pathologic Vestibular Vertigo The evaluation depends on whether a central ... (Table 22 -1). Vestibular function tests serve to (1) demonstrate an abnormality when the distinction between organic and psychogenic is uncertain, (2) establish the side o...

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... Chapter 022. Dizziness and Vertigo (Part 6) a All listed drugs are U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved, but most are not approved for the treatment of vertigo. b Usual ... ("phobic postural") vertigo is best treated with cognitive- behavioral therapy. Helpful websites for both physicians and vertigo patients are: www.iVertigo.net and www.tchain....

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... time; however, shivering is not Chapter 017. Fever and Hyperthermia (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 17. Fever and Hyperthermia Fever and Hyperthermia: Introduction ... rises by ~0.6°C (1°F) with ovulation and remains at that level until menses occur. Body temperature can be elevated in the postprandial state. Pregnancy and endocrinologic dysfu...

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... tumors, or rarely from an aortic aneurysm. Chapter 034. Cough and Hemoptysis (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 34. Cough and Hemoptysis Cough Cough is an explosive ... sinusitis, and pertussis), but more serious disorders, such as pneumonia, pulmonary embolus, and congestive heart failure, can also present in this fashion. Subacute cough (betwe...

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... complex. Chapter 040. Diarrhea and Constipation (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 40. Diarrhea and Constipation DIARRHEA AND CONSTIPATION: INTRODUCTION Diarrhea and constipation ... affected twice as often as men. Diarrhea and constipation are among the most common patient complaints faced by internists and primary care physicians, and the...

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... betaine, and glutamine. Chapter 046. Sodium and Water (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 46. Fluid and Electrolyte Disturbances > Sodium and Water Sodium and Water: ... disparities in permeability and the presence of transporters and active pumps. The major ECF particles are Na + and its accompanying anions Cl – and HCO 3 – , whereas...

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