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Overview of Vestibular Education and Incorporating Fundamentals of Vestibular Evaluations in the General Audiology Population, presented in partnership with Salus University

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1.  What is the typical number (mode) of credits specifically focused in vestibular sciences according to pilot data of an ongoing survey of recent AuD graduates and faculty?
  1. 0 credits
  2. 3 credits
  3. 6 credits
  4. 9 credits
2.  What is the average percentage of total course work specifically focused on vestibular sciences according to a recent survey?
  1. 2%
  2. 5%
  3. 10%
  4. 15%
3.  What patient populations generally seen in the audiology clinic may benefit from Vestibular Screening?
  1. Pediatric
  2. Adult
  3. Geriatric
  4. All of the Above
4.  What is an appropriate vestibular screening tool for the pediatric population?
  1. Vestibular Symptom Scale
  2. Dizziness Handicap Inventory
  3. Standing on 1 leg
  4. vHIT
5.  What is an appropriate vestibular screening tool for the adult population?
  1. Dizziness Handicap Inventory
  2. Halmagyi Head Thrust
  3. Fukuda Step Test
  4. All of the above
6.  What constitutes a positive Fukuda Step Test?
  1. Patient turns 45 degrees or more to one side
  2. Patient moves forward 3 feet
  3. Patient does not move position
  4. Patient moves backwards
7.  What constitutes a positive Head impulse Test?
  1. Eyes maintain fixation on examiner's nose
  2. Eyes produce torsional nystagmus
  3. Eyes produce pendular nystagmus
  4. Eyes move with head movement and generate a corrective saccade to refixate on the examiner's nose
8.  According to pilot data of an ongoing study what percentage of recent AuD Graduates felt that knowledge of bedside evaluations was either critically or moderately important?
  1. 50%
  2. 70%
  3. 90%
  4. 100%
9.  According to pilot data of an ongoing study what percentage of respondents reported hands on training specifically with bedside vestibular evaluations?
  1. 25%
  2. 45%
  3. 65%
  4. 85%
10.  In addition to hearing loss, one of your new adult patient also describes one severe attack of rotational vertigo a few week ago. What vestibular screening test would be most appropriate to assess this patient's vestibular ocular reflex?
  1. DHI
  2. VSS
  3. Halmagyi Head Thrust
  4. Fukuda Step Test