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vestibular Flashcards

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semicircular canals

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fluid filled loops which detect angular acceleration and head rotation

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how many semicircular canals are there?

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3 (anterior, posterior, horizontal)

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otoliths

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detect translation, linear acceleration, and head position relative to gravity

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what are the two otoliths?

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utricle and saccule

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saccule detects _______ translation and utricle detects ______ translation

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vertical
horizontal
(katie remembers by the horizontal cross on the t in utricle)

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stereocilia

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mechanosensing organelles of hair cells

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stereocilia are oriented in rows of ___ heights to the tallest _______

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ascending kinocilium

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as you turn your head to the right, your ______ horizontal canal is excited and the _______ horizontal canal is inhibited

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right
left

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what is the resting firing rate of hair cells

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90 spikes per sec

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depolarization occurs with deflection _____ the kinocilium

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toward

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push pull mechanism of canals

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as one canal increases firing rate and depolarizes, its pair decreases its firing rate and hyperpolarizes

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vestibulo-ocular reflex is driven by the…

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semicircular canals

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what does the VOR do?

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generates eye movement to match head movement to allow clear vision during head motion

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how many vestibular nuclei are there?

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four (superior, medial, lateral, and inferior)

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the vestibular nuclei connect to the ______

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cerebellum

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16
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what system do humans typically rely on for posture control in a stable, well-lit environment

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somatosensory

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17
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vertigo

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the sensation of movement

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dizziness

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can be used to describe anything from feeling faint, lightheaded, or unsteady

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T or F: vertigo and dizziness are diagnoses

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F

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20
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T or F: dizziness is one of the most common reasons adults visit their doctor

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T

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21
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3 important components of subjective history for dizziness

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1 - tempo: how long has it been going on, duration of spells?
2 - symptoms: lightheadedness, rocking, motion sickness, floating, vertigo?
3 - circumstances - spontaneous, with eye movement, after sitting up?

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what are some red flags that you may see with dizziness?

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  • cranial nerve involvement
  • diplopia, dysphagia, dysarthria, dysmetria
  • asymmetric weakness
  • numbness
  • clonus
  • severe HA
  • vertical nystagmus w/o torsion
  • spontaneous nystagmus in room light after two weeks
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nystagmus

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repetitive to and fro movement of the eyes that are initiated by slow phases

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3 ways to induce physiologic nystagmus

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1 - vestibular (rotational)
2 - visually induced
3 - extreme end point

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2 types of pathologic nystagmus
spontaneous and positional
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what tests should you do for oculomotor system with there are c/o dizziness? (8)
1 - spontaneous nystagmus 2 - gaze holding nystagmus 3 - smooth pursuit 4 - convergence 5 - saccades 6 - slow VOR 7 - VOR cancellation 8 - head thrust test
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spontaneous nystagmus
observe for nystagmus while they are looking straight ahead
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gaze holding nystagmus
have them follow tip of your finger with eyes only (H pattern) pause in each position to observe for nystagmus
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smooth pursuits
have patient follow your finger horizontally and up and down look for smooth movement
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saccades
hold your finger about 15 degrees to one side of your nose have pt look at your nose then at your finger repeat center to left, right, up and down
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convergence
have pt focus on the tip of your finger as you bring it towards their nose. have them tell you when they see double
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Pts should be able to converge ___ cm from tip of nose
6 *older adults typically have trouble with this
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slow VOR
- grasp pts head firmly on both sides - tip it down 30 degrees and then rotate it side to side about 30 degrees - have pt look at your nose while doing this
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VOR cancellation
test is performed the same as slow VOR but now, you move in the same direction as you move the pt's head * watch for saccadic eye movements
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VOR rapid head thrust
- grasp pts head firmly on both sides - tilt head down 30 degrees and have them look at your nose - move head slowly side to side and then quickly rotate their head (small range) to one side and hold it there *look for corrective saccade to refixate on your nose
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with peripheral causes of vestibular dysfunction fixation ________ nystagmus
decreases
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with central causes of vestibular dysfunction fixation ______ nystagmus
either does not change or increases
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typically, what direction is the nystagmus with peripheral causes? what about central?
peripheral = mixed plane (horizontal and torsional) central = single plane
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with peripheral causes of vestibular dysfunction nystagmus increases with gaze ____- direction of quick phase. with central it ________ direction.
peripheral = toward central = does not change or reverses
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benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
brief episode of vertigo when head is in certain positions
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what is the cause of BPPV?
otoconia from the utricle enter the semicircular canal. movement of the otoconia results in movement of the endolymph which pulls on the cupula and changes the firing rate in that canal
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two types of BPPV
canalithiasis cupulolithiasis
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canalithiasis
otoconia are free moving within the semicircular canals
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cupulolithiasis
otoconia adhere to the cupula itself
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which type of BPPV is usually move difficult to treat
cupulolithiasis
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test for BPPV (anterior and posterior canals)
Dix-Hallpike
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Dix-Hallpike test
rotate head 45 degrees horizontally in long sitting position and have them lie down with head hanging over edge of bed about 30 degrees. look for nystagmus
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which ear is being tested in dix-hallpike
anterior and posterior canal of the downward ear
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if a patient cannot lie supine or extend the head 30 degrees for dix-hallpike, what could you do?
do it in side lying
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how long do you hold dix-hallpike?
at least 60 seconds (unless you see nystagmus and it subsides in a quicker time period)
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test for BPPV (horizontal canals)
roll test
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roll test
pt supine with head flexed 20 degrees. roll head quickly to one side, back to midline, and then to the other side
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with dix-hallpike, if the anterior canal is affected you will see ________ beating while if the posterior canal is affected you will see ______ beating
ant = downbeating post = upbeating
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you perform dix-hallpike on the right and observe upbeating right torsion. where is the pathology?
right posterior SCC
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you perform dix - hallpike on the right and observe downbeating left torsion. where is the pathology?
left anterior SCC
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you perform dix-hallpike on the left and observe upbeating left torsion. where is the pathology?
left posterior SCC
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you perform dix-hallpike on the left and observe downbeating right torsion. where is the pathology?
right anterior SCC
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you perform the roll test and observe geotropic nystagmus that is stronger on the right. where is the pathology?
right horizontal canal
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you perform the roll test and observe ageotropic nystagmus that is stronger on the right. where is the pathology?
left horizontal canal
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horizontal canal BPPV due to canalithiasis is _________ while cupulolithasis is _______
geotropic ageotropic
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with cupulolithiasis, nystagmus lasts ______ than 60 seconds while with canalithiasis it lasts _______ than 60 seconds
greater less
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T or F: with cupulolithiasis and central BPPV, you will see latency with the nystagmus
F: but you will with canalithiasis
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T or F: peripheral BPPV will have vertigo with nystagmus
T: but vertigo not always present with central
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T or F: central nystagmus fatigues
F: but peripheral does with repeated maneuvers

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