Main description:

Diagnostic Vestibular Pocket Guide: Evaluation of Dizziness, Vertigo, and Imbalance is a "lab coat pocket guide" for clinicians and students who evaluate patients with balance disorders. This quick reference condenses all facets of the clinical evaluation to provide guidance in a range of situations, including appointment preparation, vestibular screening measures, and appropriate objective testing. Specific chapters target common disorders and evaluation, required modifications based on age, forming clinical impressions, and medical referral criteria.

Key Features
Succinct explanations of vestibular principles and test procedures
Compact and portable design for frequent use
Concise and approachable outline format for quick reference
Tabs for each chapter, a list of common abbreviations, and index ensures easy access to during an appointment
80 figures and tables
Appendix outlining key symptoms, signs, and management options for peripheral, central, and systemic conditions

Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. Vestibular principles and pathways review
Chapter 2. Appointment preparation and case history
Chapter 3. Office vestibular 'bedside' examination
Chapter 4. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) diagnosis and treatment
Chapter 5. Electronystagmography (ENG)/Videonystagmography (VNG)
Chapter 6. Rotational Chair test (RCT)
Chapter 7. Video Head Impulse test (VHIT)
Chapter 8. Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials (VEMPs)
Chapter 9. Computerized Dynamic Posturography (CDP)
Chapter 10. Vestibular care path and modifications to standard procedures based on patient age
Chapter 11. Report writing and medical referral guide

Appendix A
Appendix B
Index