NPTE Studycast | Physical Therapy
BPPV in 3 Minutes: The NPTE Cheat Code
BPPV — NPTE Cheat Sheet What it is: Otoconia displaced into a semicircular canal (ear crystals where they shouldn’t be). Classic signs: Brief vertigo ( Rule-in test: Dix-Hallpike. Rule-out clues: Long-lasting vertigo, neuro deficits, hearing symptoms → think neuritis/Ménière’s. NPTE trap: Nystagmus >60 seconds = NOT typical BPPV (think cupulolithiasis). Best treatment: Epley every. single. time. Mock question included: Yes — test yourself before you move on. Listen in and pass this question forever in under 3 minutes. More NPTE wins every week — hit follow.