Vestibular Testing: What’s Warranted, What’s Wasteful 2021 (AMW) Session
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.
Description
Learning Objective: 1. Evaluate the benefits and limitations of the diverse array of vestibular tests available. 2. Determine what is a reasonable vestibular test battery for common clinical scenarios. 3. Recognize situations in which further diagnostic testing for dizziness may not be useful. Faculty: Hernan Goldsztein, MD(Stock Or Stock Options: Ray Balance), A Morgan Selleck, MD(Nothing to Disclose), Manan Shah, MD(Stock Or Stock Options: Wyndly Health), Robert O'Reilly, MD(Nothing to Disclose).