BPPV
BPPV
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, see there.vertigo
(ver'ti-go) (ver-ti'go) [L. vertigo, a turning round]Patient care
Assessment should include whether the patient experiences a sense of turning or whirling and its direction; whether it is intermittent and the time of day it occurs; whether it is associated with drugs, turning over in bed, occupation, or menses; whether it is associated with nausea and vomiting or with nystagmus and migraine. Safety measures, such as the use of siderails in bed, are instituted. The patient should ambulate gradually after a slow, assisted move from a sitting position. The call bell should be available at all times; tissues, water, and other supplies should be within easy reach; and furniture and other obstacles should be removed from the path of ambulation. The patient who has undergone ear surgery and experiences severe vertigo should be confined to bed for several days and then begin to gradually increase activity.
alternobaric vertigo
auditory vertigo
benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
Abbreviation: BPPVSymptoms
A sudden change in head position (such as turning over from one side to another in bed) brings on symptoms that may include dizziness or vertigo, lightheadedness, imbalance, and nausea. Dropping the head back when lying down, rolling over in bed, and getting out of bed are common problematic motions. BPPV may be called “top shelf” vertigo because its sufferers often feel dizzy and unsteady when tipping their heads back to look up. Stationary beauty parlor hairdryers may bring on symptoms. Symptoms of vertigo are often accompanied by nystagmus.
Patient care
Motion sickness medications (e.g., the antihistamine meclizine) may be prescribed to control associated nausea. Several physical maneuvers (habituation or Brand-Daroff exercises) taught to the patient provide effective relief of symptoms.
central vertigo
cerebral vertigo
epidemic vertigo
epileptic vertigo
essential vertigo
gastric vertigo
horizontal vertigo
hysterical vertigo
labyrinthine vertigo
laryngeal vertigo
objective vertigo
ocular vertigo
organic vertigo
peripheral vertigo
positional vertigo
postural vertigo
Positional vertigo.rotary vertigo
Subjective vertigo.subjective vertigo
toxic vertigo
vertical vertigo
vestibular vertigo
benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
Abbreviation: BPPVSymptoms
A sudden change in head position (such as turning over from one side to another in bed) brings on symptoms that may include dizziness or vertigo, lightheadedness, imbalance, and nausea. Dropping the head back when lying down, rolling over in bed, and getting out of bed are common problematic motions. BPPV may be called “top shelf” vertigo because its sufferers often feel dizzy and unsteady when tipping their heads back to look up. Stationary beauty parlor hairdryers may bring on symptoms. Symptoms of vertigo are often accompanied by nystagmus.
Patient care
Motion sickness medications (e.g., the antihistamine meclizine) may be prescribed to control associated nausea. Several physical maneuvers (habituation or Brand-Daroff exercises) taught to the patient provide effective relief of symptoms.