TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Dizziness A1 - Lauth, William B. A2 - Sherman, Scott C. A2 - Weber, Joseph M. A2 - Schindlbeck, Michael A. A2 - Rahul G., Patwari Y1 - 2014 N1 - T2 - Clinical Emergency Medicine AB - The patient's definition of “dizziness” must be clarified with a careful and explicit history taken by the health care provider.True vertigo must be differentiated from other types of dizziness.Attempt to distinguish peripheral from central vertigo.Consider life-threatening causes of dizziness such as cardiac syncope and cerebellar infarct or hemorrhage in all patients, especially the elderly. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1101228526 ER -