Symptoms Flashcards
Vertigo is defined as what
Room is spinning due too mismatch between sensory input from eyes + vestibular input from ears
What are the 2 types of causes of vertigo
Peripheral (Vestibular)
Central (brainstem / cerebellum)
What are 5 causes of Peripheral Vertigo
BPPV
Meniere’s disease
Vestibular Neuritis
Labyrinthitis
Acoustic Neuroma
What is the typical treatment in vertigo
Prochlorperazine + antihistamines
==> peripheral Vertigo
Epitaxis usually affects what area in the frontal nasal cavity
Little’s area
If epitaxis is bilateral, what does this indicate
Bleeding is posterior
What is the px advice for epitaxis
Head forward + squeeze soft part + spit blood out
What 2 Tx for severe nose bleeds
nasal packing
Nasal Cautery => Silver Nitrate sticks
What can be given as a drug in post severe nose bleeds that prevents crusting / infection / inflammation
naseptin
==> Chlorhexidine + neomycin
Tinnitus is defined as what
Typically described as them hearing (3)
Persistent additional sound that is heart but not in the surrounding environment
Buzzing
ringing
Humming
What is the pathology of tinnitus
Background additional sensory signal in the cochlea that is not filtered out by the central auditory system
What are the 3 types of tinnitus
Primary
Secondary
Objective
What are the causes of primary tinnitus
Unknown cause w/ sensorineural hearing loss
what are the causes of secondary tinnitus (5)
Ear Infection
Meniere’s
Acoustic neuroma
MS
Drugs => gentamycin
What are the 2 causes of objective tinnitus
Carotid artery stenosis
Aortic Stenosis
