Exam Preview for 38602: Setting up Pediatric Vestibular and Balance

Setting up Pediatric Vestibular and Balance Services

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1. Children with which of the following conditions have a high risk of vestibular impairment? Sensorineural hearing loss Gentamicin drugs Motionsickness All of the above
2. Vestibular impairment needs to be ruled out in children who present with which of the following? Clumsiness Exaggerated motion sickness Difficulty riding a bicycle All of the above
3. Which of the following conditions may cause dizziness in children? Orthostatic hypotension Ocular vergence insufficiency Somatoform disorder All of the above
4. Why are vestibular impairments different in adolescents compared to children? Rampant changes in hormonal, growth spurts Adolescents have better neuroplasticity Tolerate vestibular symptoms better Adolescents are the same as children
5. Which of the following statements is true? Children with vestibular impairment have poor academic performance Laboratory norms of vestibular function tests are the same in younger children and older adolescents Children with vestibular impairments test in the gifted range of academic performance Dizzy children should only be managed by pediatric otorhinolaryngologists