Ent - Vertigo

Front 1

What is vertigo?

Back 1

The hallucination of movement.

Often described as a spinning or circling sensation.

Front 2

Name five common causes of peripheral vestibular dysfunction that can lead to vertigo.

Back 2

1) Benign positional vertigo
2) Meniere's Disease
3) Recurrent vestibulopathy
4) Labyrinthitis (vestibular neuronitis)
5) Acoustic neuroma


Meniere's disease
2) Recurrent vestibulopathy
3) Labyrinthitis (vestibular neuronitis)
3) Benign

Front 3

Name three symptoms often associated with peripheral vertigo.

Back 3

Hearing loss
Tinnitus
Aural pressure/fullness

Front 4

What percentage of patient's with Meniere's Disease improve with medical therapy?

Back 4

80%

Front 5

What is Serc?

Back 5

Serc is the brand name of betahistine, an anti-vertigo medication that works as an H1 receptor agonist and an H3 receptor antagonist.

Front 6

Name two possible surgical interventions for Meniere's disease.

Back 6

Neurectomy
Labyrinthectomy

Front 7

Name two medications used to treat Meniere's disease.

Back 7

Betahistamine (Serc)
Hydrochlorothiazide

Front 8

Which maneuver is performed to diagnose benign paroxysmal positional vertigo?

Back 8

Hallpike maneuver

Front 9

Which maneuver is performed to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo?

Back 9

Particle repositioning maneuver