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CanadiEM aims to improve emergency care in Canada by building an online community of practice for healthcare practitioners and providing them with high quality, freely available educational resources. The CanadiEM Podcast brings you cutting edge clinical topics on the National Rounds Series and delves into the struggles that doctors face on the Physicians as Humans Series.

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CRACKCast E019 - Dizziness and Vertigo

Apr 29, 2016

This episode covers Chapter 19 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine.

Episode overview:

  1. Compare characteristics of peripheral and central vertigo
  2. What are risk factors for central causes of vertigo?
  3. List 4 vestibulotoxic drugs.
  4. Describe the Hallpike Maneuver and the Epley Maneuver
  5. List 5 causes of Peripheral Vertigo and describe features of illness
  6. List 5 causes of Central Vertigo and describe the features of illness

Wisecracks:

  1. HINTS exam
  2. Pathophysiology stumper:
    • Why does dizziness or vertigo lead to nausea, sweating, malaise?
  3. What is the barbecue roll?