[vertigo&dizziness] Flashcards
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Movement
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the illusion of movement (rotary)
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canalolithiasis (debris in semi-circular canal)
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seconds (as debris resettles)
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Hall Pikes manoeuvre causing nystagmus
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Epleys manoeuvre
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The severe stage = days
Total recovery = weeks
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URTI
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vestibular neuronitis
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Vertigo
Sensorineural hearing loss
Tinnitus
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> 20 mins (endolymph +perilymph re-equilibration)
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Menieres
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Best rest/reassurance
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Cinnarizine (anti-histamine)
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prochlorperazine (buccal) (D2 antagonist)
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very severe disease
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Endolymphatic sac decompression
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Tx: ablation of the vestibular organs
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Aminoglycoside (gentamicin)
Loop diuretics
cisplatin
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Acoustic neuroma
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Unilateral hearing loss
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ICP
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acoustic neuromas
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[vertigo]: trauma to which bone can affect the auditory nerve
petrous temporal
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[vertigo]: MS, Stroke and migraine are central causes of vertigo T/F
T
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[vertigo]: describe the Hall pike manoeuvre
sitting, head to one side
lie back quickly
rotational nystagmus
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[vertigo]: How does the Epley manoeuvre work
relocates the debris
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[vertigo]: Facial palsy associated with vertigo indicates
Herpes zoster
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[vertigo]: Herpes zoster vertigo is due to
herpetic eruption of the external auditory meatus
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[vertigo]: Fluctuating hearing loss suggests
Menieres
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[vertigo]: Feeling aural fullness (full ears) is a sign of
Menieres
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[vertigo]: what must you distinguish vertigo from (3)
Faintness
Light headedness
Pre-syncope
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[vertigo]: Faintness could be due to ...
Anxiety
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[vertigo]: ... is precipitated by stereotyped head movements
BPV
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[vertigo]: Why is there no medical Tx for BPV
The otoliths dissolve
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[vertigo]: Loud noises precipitate
Menieres
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[vertigo]: Light headedness could be due to (2)
Anaemia
orthostatic hypotension
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[vertigo]: LOC indicates (2)
Epilepsy
Syncope
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[vertigo]: Why is there no deafness or tinnitus in vestibular neuronitis
The vestibular nerve is concerned with balance.
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[vertigo]: The cochlear nerve is concerned with hearing. Which disease affect the cochlear nerve
Menieres
Acoustic neuroma (mass effect)
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[vertigo]: What dietary change may help in Menieres
Low sodium
