Evaluation
5 Lessons
A woman presents to the physical therapy clinic with complaints of dizziness.
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The physical therapist asks the patient if she has any history of dizziness and/or falls.
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The physical therapist asks about the duration of the vertigo episodes and associated symptoms that would suggest stroke.
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The physical therapist asks about situations that provoke the patient's dizziness. She also reviews her medications to ensure there have been no recent changes.
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The physical therapist asks if the patient has received any other treatment for her vertigo, and what she hopes to accomplish with physical therapy.
Treatment
6 Lessons
The physical therapist explains that she thinks the patient's dizziness is due to a problem in her vestibular system. Learn how to explain the function of the vestibular system in Spanish.
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The physical therapist prepares the patient for the Dix-Hallpike maneuver used to diagnose benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. When positive, this maneuver is uncomfortable for the patient.
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Learn how to perform a Dix-Hallpike maneuver in Spanish. This maneuver is used to diagnose benign paroxysmal vertigo.
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Learn how to instruct a patient through the Epley maneuver in Spanish. The Epley maneuver is used to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
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Explain in Spanish, how tiny crystals in your inner ear become dislodged and cause vertigo.
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Explain how the Epley Maneuver works to treat Benign Positional Vertigo in Spanish.
Elizabet Cortez
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