Ear, nose & throat · UKMLA & AKT
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- BPPV is the most common cause of vertigo - caused by displaced calcium carbonate crystals (otoconia) within the semicircular canals, most often the posterior canal (~85-90% of cases).
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