Head Impulse Test (HIT)
Presented by Jamie M. Caulley
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Video Runtime: 3 Minutes; Learning Assessments: 2 Questions
The head impulse test (HIT) is a quick and easy test of vestibulo-ocular reflex function that can assist in clinical assessment of suspected vestibular dysfunction. It is particularly useful when the patient has more significant loss of vestibular function and is part of a testing battery known as the HINTS test for discerning acute CVA from acute vestibular neuritis in acute vestibular syndrome (AVS).
Learning Objectives
The head impulse test (HIT) is a quick and easy test of vestibulo-ocular reflex function that can assist in clinical assessment of suspected vestibular dysfunction. It is particularly useful when the patient has more significant loss of vestibular function and is part of a testing battery known as the HINTS test for discerning acute CVA from acute vestibular neuritis in acute vestibular syndrome (AVS).
Learning Objectives
- Understand the clinical utility of the head impulse test
- Demonstrate the skill of assessing VOR with the head impulse test
Meet your instructor
Jamie M. Caulley
Jamie Caulley is a physical therapist working in an outpatient clinical practice for Providence St. Joseph’s Health in Portland, Oregon. Providence St. Joseph’s is an integrated healthcare organization with 8 hospitals, 45+ primary care clinics, and 35+ rehab clinics in Oregon and southwest Washington. She led clinical…
