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[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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acoustic neuromas

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petrous temporal

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sitting, head to one side
lie back quickly
rotational nystagmus

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relocates the debris

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Herpes zoster

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herpetic eruption of the external auditory meatus

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Faintness
Light headedness
Pre-syncope

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The otoliths dissolve

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Anaemia

orthostatic hypotension

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Epilepsy

Syncope

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The vestibular nerve is concerned with balance.

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Menieres
Acoustic neuroma (mass effect)
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Low sodium

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