Nr 603-Week 1 Exam-Meniers Disease Questions And Answers

Patient and family education regarding Menieres Disease includes {Ans: Patient safety during acute episodes of vertigo and the sedative side effects of prescribed medications}What is Meniere's disease? {Ans: Meniere disease is a chronic condition of the inner ear characterized by recurrent vertigo and hearing loss.}Physical Examination of Meniere's disease should include {Ans: A thorough head and neck examination to exclude acute otitis media or another infectious process a comprehensive neurologic examination a On physical examination, sound will lateralize to the unaffected ear in the Weber test; in the Rinne test, air conduction will be greater than bone conduction. Spontaneous nystagmus occurs during attacks and may not be present between attacks.}Differential Diagnoses for Meniere's disease include {Ans: Benign Paroxysmal positional vertigo • Vestibular neuritis • Vertebrobasilar insufficiency • Acoustic neuroma • Migraine headache}Laboratory testing for Meniere's disease include: {Ans: thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), rapid plasma reagin (RPR) testing for syphilis, serum glucose, and Lyme serologies}Causes of Meniere's Disease {Ans: caused by viral infections or immune system-mediated mechanisms}