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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Dizziness is a complex and subjective complaint that encompasses a wide spectrum of symptomatology.<ref name="pmid19365263">{{cite journal| author=Chan Y| title=Differential diagnosis of dizziness. | journal=Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg | year= 2009 | volume= 17 | issue= 3 | pages= 200-3 | pmid=19365263 | doi=10.1097/MOO.0b013e32832b2594 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19365263 }} </ref> It is one of the most common presenting symptom among patients seen by emergency medical physicians, primary care physicians, neurologists, and otolaryngologists.<ref name="pmid19365263">{{cite journal| author=Chan Y| title=Differential diagnosis of dizziness. | journal=Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg | year= 2009 | volume= 17 | issue= 3 | pages= 200-3 | pmid=19365263 | doi=10.1097/MOO.0b013e32832b2594 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19365263 }} </ref> | |||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Life Threatening Causes=== | ===Life Threatening Causes=== | ||
Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. | Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. | ||
* | *Electrolyte imbalance | ||
* | *Traumatic brain injury | ||
* | *Heat stroke | ||
===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
* | *Hypotension | ||
* | *Dehydration | ||
* | *Hypoglycemia | ||
* | *Arrhythmias | ||
* | *Stroke | ||
*Labyrinthitis | |||
*Meniere's disease | |||
*BPV | |||
*Medication effects | |||
==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
Revision as of 21:20, 12 August 2020
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Moises Romo M.D.
Overview
Dizziness is a complex and subjective complaint that encompasses a wide spectrum of symptomatology.[1] It is one of the most common presenting symptom among patients seen by emergency medical physicians, primary care physicians, neurologists, and otolaryngologists.[1]
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
- Electrolyte imbalance
- Traumatic brain injury
- Heat stroke
Common Causes
- Hypotension
- Dehydration
- Hypoglycemia
- Arrhythmias
- Stroke
- Labyrinthitis
- Meniere's disease
- BPV
- Medication effects
Diagnosis
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Treatment
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Do's
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Don'ts
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chan Y (2009). "Differential diagnosis of dizziness". Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 17 (3): 200–3. doi:10.1097/MOO.0b013e32832b2594. PMID 19365263.