Chapter 022 Dizziness and Vertigo (Part 2) pps

... alcohol. The most 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 ... vestibular end organs and may cause a permanent disorder of equilibrium. nuclei and the cerebellum, patients with brainstem or cerebellar disease have diminished adap...

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... 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 or...

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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 ... epileptic activ...

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... Chapter 022. Dizziness and Vertigo (Part 5) Evaluation of Patients with Pathologic Vestibular Vertigo The evaluation depends on whether a central etiology is suspected (Table 22 -2). ... distinction between organic and psychogenic is uncertain, (2) establish the side of the abnormality, and (3) distinguish between peripheral and central etiologies. The standard...

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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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... angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; Rx, treat; CXR, chest x-ray. Chapter 034. Cough and Hemoptysis (Part 2) Approach to the Patient: Cough A detailed history frequently provides ... endobronchial tumor and collecting cytologic and histologic specimens. Inspection of the tracheobronchial mucosa can demonstrate endobronchial granulomas often seen in sarcoidosis, an...

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