Chapter 13, Problem 2CCSS

Summary Introduction

Case summary:

Brian Rhen was a 42-year-old man who was traveling on the bus that encountered an accident. He was sitting on the side of the road holding his head in this hands when the emergency personnel arrived. He then began to experience recurring episodes of vertigo and was referred to a neurologist.

Characters in the case:

The patient, Brian Rhen, emergency personnel, and neurologist.

Adequate information:

He was diagnosed with the benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and reported that his vertigo is generally occurring when he is rolling over in the bed or when he is turning his head from one side to another while sitting up.

To determine:

The three main sources of the sensory input which the body utilizes in order to control the equilibrium and the balance.