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What is the gold standard testing for the vestibular system?
What is the gold standard testing for the vestibular system?
- Caloric testing (correct)
- Rotatory chair testing
- Dynamic posturography using force plates
- Assessing muscle activity in response to stimuli
Which technology is used in the assessment of vertigo issues?
Which technology is used in the assessment of vertigo issues?
- X-ray machines
- Frenzel optical goggles (correct)
- Ultrasound devices
- MRI scans
What does the modified clinical test of sensory integration and balance help understand?
What does the modified clinical test of sensory integration and balance help understand?
- How the individual uses their vestibular system only
- How the individual uses their somatosensory system only
- How the individual uses their vision only
- How the individual uses their vision, somatosensory system, and vestibular system (correct)
What type of questions are essential in the subjective assessment of vertigo?
What type of questions are essential in the subjective assessment of vertigo?
Which type of vertigo origin involves understanding how the individual uses their vision, somatosensory system, and vestibular system?
Which type of vertigo origin involves understanding how the individual uses their vision, somatosensory system, and vestibular system?
What is gathered in the assessment of vertigo to facilitate clinical reasoning during differential diagnosis?
What is gathered in the assessment of vertigo to facilitate clinical reasoning during differential diagnosis?
What is a key component to include in the subjective assessment of vertigo?
What is a key component to include in the subjective assessment of vertigo?
Which outcome measure is recommended for assessing balance confidence in individuals with vertigo?
Which outcome measure is recommended for assessing balance confidence in individuals with vertigo?
What is the purpose of assessing for red flags in patients with vertigo?
What is the purpose of assessing for red flags in patients with vertigo?
What is the significance of direction-changing nystagmus and skew eye deviation in a patient with vertigo?
What is the significance of direction-changing nystagmus and skew eye deviation in a patient with vertigo?
Which test should be used to assess the Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex (VOR) system in individuals with vertigo?
Which test should be used to assess the Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex (VOR) system in individuals with vertigo?
Why is it important to perform HINTS + examination in individuals with acute, unrelenting vertigo?
Why is it important to perform HINTS + examination in individuals with acute, unrelenting vertigo?
Which type of vertigo is characterized by a 3-5 second delay due to otoconia movement in the canal?
Which type of vertigo is characterized by a 3-5 second delay due to otoconia movement in the canal?
Which assessment involves rotating the patient's head 45 degrees and then moving them into a supine position to check for nystagmus?
Which assessment involves rotating the patient's head 45 degrees and then moving them into a supine position to check for nystagmus?
In which condition do positional changes worsen symptoms and there is no delay in symptom alleviation upon resting?
In which condition do positional changes worsen symptoms and there is no delay in symptom alleviation upon resting?
Which type of vertigo is more common in elderly or young individuals with TBI?
Which type of vertigo is more common in elderly or young individuals with TBI?
What can happen during head extension and rotation over the edge of a bed in relation to the vertebral artery?
What can happen during head extension and rotation over the edge of a bed in relation to the vertebral artery?
What characteristic differentiates cupulolithiasis from BPPV in terms of nystagmus?
What characteristic differentiates cupulolithiasis from BPPV in terms of nystagmus?
What is the most common type of vertigo in adults?
What is the most common type of vertigo in adults?
Where are otoconia located for signaling acceleration in linear movement?
Where are otoconia located for signaling acceleration in linear movement?
What happens to otoconia in BPPV?
What happens to otoconia in BPPV?
Which type of BPPV involves displacement of otoconia in the canals?
Which type of BPPV involves displacement of otoconia in the canals?
What occurs during canalithiasis vertigo?
What occurs during canalithiasis vertigo?
What is used for videonystagmography during BPPV assessment?
What is used for videonystagmography during BPPV assessment?
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