Search results for "Vertigo"
Sorting out vertigo
A shift in diagnostic approach for vertigo involves asking about the timing and triggers for episodes rather than a description of symptoms.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/01/sorting-out-vertigo.htm
1 Jan 2024
Semont-plus maneuver led to faster positional vertigo recovery than Epley maneuver in trial
Patients randomized to the Semont-plus maneuver averaged two days until recovery from posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo canalolithiasis compared with more than three days among those who underwent the Epley maneuver.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/07/04/2.htm
4 Jul 2023
Telemedicine appears effective for recurrent benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
In a South Korean trial of patients with previous cases of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, 72.4% of those randomized to a web-based diagnostic questionnaire and a video explaining the canalith repositioning maneuver reported vertigo resolution.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/01/24/4.htm
24 Jan 2023
Welcome to I.M. Matters from ACP
This issue announces our new name and includes lead stories on vertigo and grateful patient fundraising.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/01/welcome-to-im-matters-from-acp.htm
1 Jan 2024
Antihistamines offered more acute vertigo relief than benzos, but no longer-term benefit
A single dose of antihistamine provided no greater benefit at two hours than ondansetron, droperidol, metoclopramide, or piracetam, and daily antihistamine treatment for a week or month had similar results to placebo.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/07/26/4.htm
26 Jul 2022
Differentiating ‘dizziness' and vertigo
Because patients use these two terms to describe a broad range of sensations, the symptom can pose a diagnostic challenge.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/01/dizziness-vertigo.htm
1 Jan 2017
MKSAP Quiz: sudden onset of vertigo
This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 79-year-old man who presents to the emergency department with vertigo that began suddenly about 1 hour before, associated with severe nausea and vomiting.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/10/3.htm
10 Jul 2012
A woman with severe vertigo with nausea, vomiting, tinnitus
A 42-year-old woman is evaluated for occasional episodes of severe vertigo with nausea, vomiting, tinnitus, and a feeling of ear fullness.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/03/mksap.htm
1 Mar 2009
Guideline for Ménière's disease offers 16 key action statements for diagnosis, treatment
An updated guideline from the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery cautions that due to the variety of clinical presentations in patients with definite and probable Ménière's disease, a full and accurate diagnosis may take months to attain.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/14/4.htm
14 Apr 2020
MKSAP Quiz: Recent worsening of balance in Parkinson disease
A 76-year-old man is evaluated for recent worsening of balance. He has no dizziness or lightheadedness. The patient has an 8-year history of Parkinson disease treated with carbidopa-levodopa and entacapone. Findings from physical, cognitive, cerebellar, and sensory examinations are unremarkable. Which of the following is the most appropriate test to determine the patient's risk of falling backward?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/03/3.htm
3 Nov 2020