1. Flash Cards 832 week Midterm

2. True of False? Occasional periods of symptomatic relapse can be seen in patients even after compensation from vestibular injury is complete. and the answer is...

3. True:. Why do occasional symptomatic relapses occur ?

4. True or False? Optokinetic eye movement exercises Should be considered for a patient when abnormal asymmetry is seen during VOR testing. and the answer is...

5. False http://www.lifeprint.com/

6. Tai Chi exercises and Wii Fit program exercises are examples of custom vestibular rehabilitation exercises. and the answer is...

7. False

8. True or False? Vestibular rehabilitation exercises should be made progressively more difficult even though the patient notices no change in their symptoms. and the answer is...

9. False: When should the difficulty of vestibular rehabilitation exercises be altered?

10. True or False? Over 2 week period of time, a patient reports an 80% decrease in symptoms of dizziness after completing X1 and X2 exercises (both horizontally and vertically) 3 times day for 2 repetitions while sitting. The patient should be satisfied with this result and discontinue vestibular exercises. and the answer is...

11. False: How would you increase the difficulty of the exercises for this patient?

12. True or False? By adding diagonal head movements to a vestibular rehabilitation exercise regimen, you are exercising only the horizontal semicircular canal. and the answer is...

13. False

14. True or False? Adaptation exercises be done at different speeds of head rotation because every patient's vestibular system is "tuned" to a different frequency of head rotation for optimal response. and the answer is...

15. False:, why should adaptation exercises be done at different speeds of head rotation?

16. True or False? A motivated 35 year-old patient that presents with a VOR deficit lives over an hour away from the clinic. This patient would be an ideal candidate for office-based vestibular rehabilitation therapy. and the answer is...

17. False: why?

18. True or False? The Activity Specific Balance Confidence Scale addresses a patient's functional performance after canalith repositioning. and the answer is...

19. False

20. True or False? The toe inward position is are attributable to the normal aging process. and the answer is...

21. False

22. True or False? Decreased VOR function in patients does not result in visual blurring due to retinal slip or oscillopsia. and the answer is...

23. False

24. True or False? Movement of the 25 muscles in the lower extremities require normal VOR reflex. and the answer is...

25. False

26. True or False? Patient’s with Parkinson’s disease will more than likely have abnormal musculature attributing to their dizziness. and the answer is...

27. False

28. True or False? Standing on a stool to reach an object is an example of an environmental risk factor for a fall. and the answer is...

29. False

30. True or False? It is not beneficial to assess the visual and proprioceptive abilities along with the vestibular modality in the sensory evaluation of a dizzy patient before considering VRT. and the answer is...

31. False; why should this assessment be included along with the vestibular assessment?

32. True or False? Peripheral neuropathy and the inability to sense only active motion in the feet and lower extremities does nor necessarily bring about somatosensory changes for a patient. and the answer is...

33. False

34. True or False? A patient that receives an overall balance score on the Tinetti Balance Scale of 11 is at low risk of a fall.. and the answer is...

35. False

36. True or False? A patient that looses eight (8) lines of visual acuity on the Dynamic Illegible E (DIE) test more than likely has normal vestibular function. and the answer is...

37. False

38. True or False Studies conducted on the Vestibular Activities for Daily Living Scale (VADL) suggest that increasing age can be disabling due to age-related changes in muscle strength and other normal changes. and the answer is...

39. False

40. True or False? Patients fall only because their base of support is larger than our center of gravity and the answer is...

41. False

42. True or False? An elderly patient that shows multiple modality deficits on vestibular testing would be an ideal candidate for a home based vestibular rehabilitation treatment program. and the answer is...

43. False

44. True or False? Substitution exercises "stress" the sensory modality systems by encouraging the patient to stay in positions that ease the symptoms of dizziness. and the answer is...

45. False

46. and the answer is... Vestibular rehabilitation regimens should contain at least up to 12 exercises performed 4-6 times/ day.

47. False

48. Vestibular rehabilitation patients should not rest between exercises until the symptoms stop. and the answer is...

49. False

50. The objective of adaptation exercises are to enhance or restore equilibrium function by using alternate sensory modalities. and the answer is...

51. False

52. Vestibular rehabilitation patient need to focus on a target while doing exercises so they become accustomed to dizziness and nausea. and the answer is... True or False?

53. False

54. and the answer is... A patient that is 5 lbs over their ideal body weight is an example of a patient that shows an "off- center body type.”

55. False