otometrics Hortmann Vestlab 100, User Manual

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3 General test information
3.1 Patient consideration
Patient instructions prior to appointment
• The patient should not ingest caffeine or alcohol for 48 hours prior to testing.
• The patient should wear comfortable, loose, appropriate clothing.
• Consult the referring physician to check whether the patient can abstain from
any medications used to control postural sway (platform tests) or medications
with a vestibular suppressant, depressant, or sedative effect (all tests).
• The patient should continue any medications that are considered to be life-sus-
taining such as insulin, heart, seizure, blood pressure, anti-depressant prescrip-
tions.
Patient instructions during the test
• Assure the patient that the test is painless and non-invasive.
• Instruct the patient in how to act during the test and make sure the patient
understands.
• Re-instruct the patient if necessary.
3.2 Entering new patient data
1. Click
New
icon, or select
File > New
.
2. Enter the patient data. Fields with bold captions are required.
3. Click
OK
.