NR 603-Week 1-Benign Paroxysmal
Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Questions
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Diagnostic testings for BPPV - ✔✔may be confirmed by history and a
positive Hallpike-Dix test result.
Further testing is warranted if there are positive neurologic findings, any
associated features beyond the vertigo and a mild imbalance, or any symptoms
or findings that are not movement or position related
Management of BPPV - ✔✔The CANALITH REPOSITIONING PROCEDUREcanalith is a
specific positioning exercise that is designed to move ear crystal particles from
, the semicircular canal. If BPPV is confirmed, this is the FIRST LINE TREATMENTf
rather than the commonly prescribed vestibular suppressant meclizine
Medications for the treatment of BPPV - ✔✔Medications such as meclizine
may be used as a vestibular suppressant if vertigo is severe.
However, in BPPV, the acute attacks are not suppressed by medications, and
canalith-repositioning maneuvers are more effective in controlling the condition
Medications that cause vestibular suppression slow recovery because they slow
compensatory mechanisms
Education and Health Promotion of those diagnosed with BPPV - ✔✔It is
important to emphasize that the most effective treatment (vestibular therapy and
exercises) may initially cause increased symptoms, but the treatment must
continue for the symptoms to subside.
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