ent neurology emergency-medicine
HINTS Plus (Central vs Peripheral Vertigo)
Differentiates central (stroke) from peripheral vertigo using Head Impulse, Nystagmus, Test of Skew (HINTS) plus hearing loss. Outperforms early MRI for posterior fossa stroke.
References
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Drugs
- Cinnarizine · Vestibular Suppressant — Vertigo
- Unfractionated Heparin (Peripheral/Central Line Flush) · Anticoagulant flush / catheter maintenance
- Olmesartan with hydrochlorothiazide · ARB + thiazide
- Perindopril arginine with indapamide · ACE inhibitor + thiazide-like diuretic
- Tretinoin with erythromycin · Retinoid + topical antibiotic
- Emollients, urea-containing · Topical emollient (urea, keratolytic)
Pathways
- Adult Upper Airway Obstruction (Stridor) · DAS 2015 unanticipated difficult airway; RCEM
- Epistaxis Management · ENT-UK / NICE
- Acute Otitis Media · NICE NG91 2018
- Tonsillitis and Sore Throat · NICE NG84 2018
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo · NICE CG124 / AAO-HNS Guidelines
- Acute Rhinosinusitis · NICE NG79 2017 / EPOS 2020
Decision support only — verify against MDCalc, NICE, or your local guideline before clinical use.