Search results for "Vertigo"
Sorting out vertigo
A shift in diagnostic approach for vertigo involves asking about the timing and triggers for episodes rather than a description of symptoms.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/01/sorting-out-vertigo.htm
1 Jan 2024
Welcome to I.M. Matters from ACP
This issue announces our new name and includes lead stories on vertigo and grateful patient fundraising.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/01/welcome-to-im-matters-from-acp.htm
1 Jan 2024
Semont-plus maneuver led to faster positional vertigo recovery than Epley maneuver in trial
Patients randomized to the Semont-plus maneuver averaged two days until recovery from posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo canalolithiasis compared with more than three days among those who underwent the Epley maneuver.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/07/04/2.htm
4 Jul 2023
Telemedicine appears effective for recurrent benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
In a South Korean trial of patients with previous cases of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, 72.4% of those randomized to a web-based diagnostic questionnaire and a video explaining the canalith repositioning maneuver reported vertigo resolution.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/01/24/4.htm
24 Jan 2023
Antihistamines offered more acute vertigo relief than benzos, but no longer-term benefit
A single dose of antihistamine provided no greater benefit at two hours than ondansetron, droperidol, metoclopramide, or piracetam, and daily antihistamine treatment for a week or month had similar results to placebo.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/07/26/4.htm
26 Jul 2022
Handling hoarseness, hearing problems in primary care
Internists can help patients cope with common ENT conditions like hoarseness, tinnitus, and hearing loss.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/06/handling-hoarseness-hearing-problems-in-primary-care.htm
1 Jun 2021
MKSAP Quiz: Recent worsening of balance in Parkinson disease
A 76-year-old man is evaluated for recent worsening of balance. He has no dizziness or lightheadedness. The patient has an 8-year history of Parkinson disease treated with carbidopa-levodopa and entacapone. Findings from physical, cognitive, cerebellar, and sensory examinations are unremarkable. Which of the following is the most appropriate test to determine the patient's risk of falling backward?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/03/3.htm
3 Nov 2020
And the winner is …
ACP Internist Weekly has tallied the voting from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/05/7.htm
5 May 2020
And the winner is …
ACP Internist Weekly has tallied the voting from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/04/7.htm
4 May 2020
Vote for your favorite entry
ACP Internist Weekly's cartoon caption contest continues. Readers can vote for their favorite caption to determine the winner.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/28/7.htm
28 Apr 2020