Dizziness:
subjective complaint that is difficult to measure and quantify challenging symptom
sensation of disorientation in relation to the position or movement of the body in space
one of most common presenting complaint in those >75 years
4 basic types – vertigo, presyncope light-headedness, dysequilibrium, others
common causes – anaemia; anxiety; cardiac dysrhythmia; adverse effect of drugs; depression; systemic infection; Meniere’s disease; migraine; acute myocardial infarction; stroke; tumour; vasovagal; vestibulopathy; cervical vertigo
management – identify and treat cause; symptomatic relief; coping strategies
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