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• What is the investigation of choice for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo?

  Dix-Hallpike manoeuvre
• What symptoms are associated with Meniere's disease?

  Episodes of vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss
• What triggers recurrent brief vertigo in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo?

  Change in head movement
• What condition is characterized by ongoing vertigo and nausea after a recent viral infection?

  Viral labyrinthitis
• What is a common symptom of vertebrobasilar ischaemia in elderly patients?

  Dizziness on extending the neck
• What does a Rinne test result of AC > BC bilaterally indicate?

  Normal hearing
• What does a Weber test result that lateralizes to the left ear indicate with Rinne results of BC > AC in the left ear?

  Left conductive hearing loss
• What does a Rinne test result of BC > AC in the right ear indicate?

  Right conductive hearing loss
• What does a Weber test result that lateralizes to the right ear indicate with Rinne results of AC > BC bilaterally?

  Left sensorineural hearing loss
• What is the typical presentation of Meniere's disease in a 40-year-old man?

  Recurrent vertigo with tinnitus and hearing loss
• What symptoms are associated with viral labyrinthitis in a 30-year-old woman?

  Vertigo, vomiting, and hearing loss
• What distinguishes vestibular neuritis from viral labyrinthitis?

  No hearing loss or tinnitus in vestibular neuritis
• What triggers episodes of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in a 55-year-old woman?

  Change in head position
• What is a characteristic feature of a branchial cyst?

  Painless, smooth, non-tender, fluctuant swelling
• What does a slowly enlarging lump in the submandibular area with splenomegaly suggest?

  Lymphoma
• What is indicated by a tender, swollen mass in the right submandibular region of a 20-year-old man?

  Reactive lymphadenopathy
• What is a key feature of a thyroglossal cyst in a 15-year-old?

  Painless, cystic midline neck lump
• What does a swelling in the left axilla of a 6-week-old baby after BCG vaccination indicate?

  Reactive lymphadenopathy
• What is indicated by a soft, non-tender, transilluminating swelling in a 1-year-old?

  Cystic hygroma
• What symptoms are associated with a pharyngeal pouch in a 75-year-old man?

  Dysphagia, regurgitation, and chronic cough
• What condition is indicated by a firm swelling at the bottom of the neck in a 35-year-old woman with arm weakness?

  Cervical rib
• What is the treatment of choice for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo?

  Epley manoeuvre
• What is the treatment of choice for Ramsay Hunt syndrome?

  Prednisolone + aciclovir