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Navigating Case History, Candidacy and Clinical Considerations for Vestibular Evaluations

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1.  Which of the following is a functional assessment tool used to determine how dizziness may affect a patient’s mental health? VRBQ DHI PHQ-9 All of the above

2.  What clinical considerations might be taken into account when assessing a patient prior to conducting vestibular testing? Punctuality, how sensible their shoes are, and bravery What medications they take, family history of motion sickness, and age Visual acuity, cognitive status, losing consciousness when dizzy Length of test, how frequently they blink, how many questions they have

3.  What are the categories of “vestibular descriptors”? Weeble wobble, awful, off True vertigo, dizziness, imbalance Bad, worse, horrible Whirling, rocking, turning

4.  Which special population may warrant different or more direct case history questioning? Pediatric patients Patients with brain trauma Elderly patients with polypharmacy All of the above

5.  What type of dizziness is most commonly described in individuals with a bilateral vestibular hypofunction? Whirling vertigo Imbalance that is worse in the dark Lightheadedness Brain fog