Standardizing your approach to dizziness and vertigo

J Fam Pract. 2018 Aug;67(8):490;492;495;498.

Abstract

First, determine whether the sensation the patient is experiencing is dizziness or true vertigo. Then eliminate ominous causes from the array of benign ones.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dizziness / diagnosis*
  • Dizziness / therapy*
  • Family Practice / standards*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Vertigo / diagnosis*
  • Vertigo / therapy*
  • Vestibular Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Vestibular Diseases / therapy*