Neuro Navigators: A Medbridge Podcast Neuro Navigators Episode 1: What Is Happening With BPPV and Older Adults?
Jeff Walter, mastermind behind the loaded Dix-Hallpike, explains to J.J. Mowder-Tinney why we should be screening more older adults for BPPV but relying less on their symptom quality.
Learning Objectives
- Interpret evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
- Apply evidence-based, practical strategies to maximize identification of BPPV in older adults and their impact on participation in occupations such as sleeping or toileting
- Solve patient case scenarios involving vestibular agnosia
Timestamps
- (00:00:00) Welcome
- (00:01:00) Introduction to guest
- (00:05:42) Why this clinical question?
- (00:22:46) Vestibular agnosia: lack of perception in BPPV
- (00:29:00) Advancements in testing for BPPV: the loaded Dix-Hallpike
- (00:43:05) Three main takeaways
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