Dizziness and Vertigo _________________________________________________________________________
15. In the “timing and triggers” diagnostic workup, major medical and other obvious non-vestibular dizziness etiologies are identified or ruled out during A) triage. (Diagnosis: The “Timing and Triggers” Workup)
16. To detect and localize the underlying dizziness/vertigo pathology, targeted examinations emphasize D) eye movement assessments. (Diagnosis: The “Timing and Triggers” Workup)
17. Almost all patients with vertigo feel worse with B) head movements. (Diagnosis: The “Timing and Triggers” Workup; Triggers)
18. HINTS is an acronym for three ocular motor tests. Which of the following is NOT one of these tests? C) MRI with diffusion-weighted imaging (Diagnosis: The “Timing and Triggers” Workup; Targeted Exams; Eye Movement Assessments) 19. Within the first 48 hours of onset, posterior circulation stroke is most accurately differentiated from a peripheral dizziness cause by A) HINTS exam. (Diagnosis: The “Timing and Triggers” Workup; Acute Vestibular Syndrome; Spontaneous AVS) 20. In central paroxysmal positional vertigo, all of the following are true, EXCEPT: A) It always has a dangerous etiology. (Diagnosis: The “Timing and Triggers” Workup; Episodic Vestibular Syndrome; Triggered EVS)
21. The vestibular suppressant of choice in pregnancy is B) meclizine. (Clinical Management; Common Pharmacotherapies; Vestibular Suppressant Medications)
22. Which of the following drugs reduces sensory mismatch and is one of the most effective agents for preventing motion sickness? B) Scopolamine (Clinical Management; Common Pharmacotherapies; Vestibular Suppressant Medications) 23. Vestibular suppressants should generally not exceed three days to avoid D) interference with central compensation. (Clinical Management; Common Pharmacotherapies; Vestibular Suppressant Medications)
24. Vestibular rehabilitation promotes vision and proprioception to substitute for loss of vestibular inputs through C) strategic substitution. (Clinical Management; Vestibular Rehabilitation; General Components)
25. Vestibular rehabilitation reduces visual motion sensitivity through A) habituation. (Clinical Management; Vestibular Rehabilitation; General Components)
26. BPPV is best managed by C) canalith repositioning procedures. (Clinical Management; Triggered Episodic Vestibular Syndromes; Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo) 27. The preferred canalith repositioning procedure in posterior canal BPPV is the B) Epley maneuver. (Clinical Management; Triggered Episodic Vestibular Syndromes; Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo; Posterior Canal BPPV) 28. Which of the following medications is recommended in the first tier treatment of Ménière disease? A) Betahistine (Clinical Management; Spontaneous Episodic Vestibular Syndromes; Ménière Disease and Endolymphatic Hydrops; First Tier)
29. Which of the following drugs is a first-line treatment of vestibular paroxysmia? C) Carbamazepine (Clinical Management; Spontaneous Episodic Vestibular Syndromes; Vestibular Paroxysmia)
30. Vestibular dysfunction in older adults D) All of the above (Dizziness and Falls Prevention in Older Patients)
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