Journal article
Factors influencing HINTS exam usage by Canadian Emergency Medicine Physicians
Abstract
ObjectivesThe HINTS examination (head impulse, nystagmus, test of skew) is a bedside physical examination technique that can distinguish between vertigo due to stroke, and more benign peripheral vestibulopathies. Uptake of this examination is low among Emergency Medicine (EM) physicians; therefore, we surveyed Canadian EM physicians to determine when the HINTS exam is employed, and what factors account for its low uptake.MethodsWe designed and …
Authors
Byworth M; Johns P; Pardhan A; Srivastava K; Sharma M
Journal
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol. 24, No. 7, pp. 710–718
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
November 2022
DOI
10.1007/s43678-022-00365-2
ISSN
1481-8035