Vestibular Testing: What’s Warranted, What’s Wasteful 2021 (AMW)
2021 AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO Experience
The growing array of available vestibular tests presents new possibilities for measuring the function of the vestibular system. However, it also invites debate and confusion as clinicians determine how best to utilize these tools to evaluate patients with dizziness. In this case-based panel presentation, sponsored by the Equilibrium committee, panelists will be presented with a range of common clinical scenarios and will discuss how they would approach the evaluation, including which vestibular tests they would obtain (if any), how they would interpret them, and most importantly, how having the results would change their management. Testing modalities discussed will include video head impulse testing, vestibular evoked myogenic potentials, videonystagmography, rotary chair, and posturography. The goal of this panel presentation is to equip clinicians to make wise choices about the use of vestibular testing when caring for dizzy patients.
Credits
CME:1.0, MOC:1.0