Condition Info - BotMed Application

ConditionName

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)

ConditionDescription

Symptoms

Adults: associated with positional changes; 
Recurrent episodes; 
Vertigo lasts seconds to minutes; 
Some relief if motionless; 
Nystagmus;

Child: usually 2-3 y/o, sudden onset with crying by child;
Feeling or rotational movement;

PhysicalFindings

Adult: Lateral or rotary nystagmus; no tinnitus or hearing loss
Child: vomiting, pallor, sweating, and nystagmus common; no loss of consciousness; neurological and audiological examination can be normal
Dix-Hallpike maneuver

ClinicalTests

Adult: Provoke nystagmus and vertigo by position that causes response;  ENG;
Child: Can have hypoactive or absent response to caloric testing;

TSH;
CT or MRI to r/o brain tumor of schwannoma;

RiskFactors

IsRedFlag

IsNPLEX

Consequence

ProgressionFromCondition

Caused by dislodged otolith in inner ear;

TreatmentOptions

PharmOptions

WebLink

https://www.merckmanuals.com/en-ca/professional/ear,-nose,-and-throat-disorders/inner-ear-disorders/benign-paroxysmal-positional-vertigo?query=Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo