Vertigo and Other Ear Disorders - Chapter 19 Flashcards
1
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Disorders Resulting in Hearing Loss
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- Otosclerosis
- Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL)
- Autoimmune hearing loss
2
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Disorders Causing Impaired Perception of Sound
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-Tinnitus
3
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Sense Organs for Balance and Equilibrium
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- Vestibule
- Semicircular Canals
4
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Disorders of Sense of Balance and Motion
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- Vertigo
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
- Meniere’s disease
- Motion sickness
5
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Vertigo Symptoms
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- Dizziness or spinning
- N/V
- Blurred vision
- Disorientation
- Feeling of falling
6
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Meniere’s Disease
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- Chronic inner ear disease
- Associated with fluid build up in the inner ear
7
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Treatment of Vertigo, Meniere’s, and Motion Disorders
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-Drug treatments for vertigo or motion sickness are centrally acting antihistamines; some with anticholinergic activity
8
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Antihistamines for Vertigo & Meniere’s Examples
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- betahistine
- dimenhydrinate
- scopolamine hydrobromine
9
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Antihistamine ADR’s
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- Sedation
- Dry mouth
- Blurred vision
- Urinary retention
- Increased ocular pressure
10
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Antihistamine Contraindications
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- Prostate disease
- Asthma
- Lactating women
- Pregnancy
- Glaucoma
11
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Antihistamine Warning Labels
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- MAY CAUSE DROWSINESS
- MAY IMPAIR ABILITY TO DRIVE
- AVOID ALCOHOL
- DRINK LOTS OF FLUIDS
- ROTATE SITE OF PATCH APPLICATION (scopalamine)
12
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Auralgia
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-Ear pain
13
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Treatment of Auralgia
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- Topical analgesics
- Local anesthetics
- oral analgesics
- Corticosteroids
14
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Local Anesthetics
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-Numb the ear canal and tympanic membrane
15
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Local Anesthetics Examples
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- antipyrine/benzocaine
- lidocaine/polymixin B
