Brian Rhen was a 42-year-old man who was travelingon the bus that encountered an accident. He was sitting on the side of the road holding his head in this hands when the emergency personnelarrived. 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 two functional divisions of the vestibular apparatus, the sensory receptor linked with each division, and the aspect of equilibrium each receptor senses.
Brian Rhen was a 42-year-old man who was travelingon the bus that encountered an accident. He was sitting on the side of the road holding his head in this hands when the emergency personnelarrived. 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 two functional divisions of the vestibular apparatus, the sensory receptor linked with each division, and the aspect of equilibrium each receptor senses.
Brian Rhen was a 42-year-old man who was travelingon the bus that encountered an accident. He was sitting on the side of the road holding his head in this hands when the emergency personnelarrived. 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 two functional divisions of the vestibular apparatus, the sensory receptor linked with each division, and the aspect of equilibrium each receptor senses.