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Originally Posted by Cybersprings
the "they" was basket weavers. Oh wait. The discussion was about audiologists. It was a Mayo Clinic article regarding common roles and responsibilities of an audiologist
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Common??? I think not.
If a patient came in with the complaint of vertigo, the second to last referral that would ever cross my mind is to an "audiologist" (chiropractor being the last
) The patient first of all needs an MRI, probably with gadolinium, to exclude a space occupying lesion or vascular anomaly. They may need brainstem evoked potentials and advanced vestibular testing, which is squarely in the purview of the neurologists and otolaryngologists. Many times the diagnosis comes down to BPPV caused by otoconia in the labyrinth, and
may be amenable to the Epley maneuver.
Amazing how some people just go on posting when they don't even know what it is that they don't know. I also think someone just criticized a person with a master's in political science because they claimed some degree of expertise. Regardless, I assure you that I AM an expert, know about a zillion times as much medicine as some that post, and I will be watching, as usual, to make sure no one is misinforming others on this site.