RT Book, Section
A1 Goldman, Brian
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Cline, David M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1132928195
T1 Vertigo
T2 Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071794763
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1132928195
RD 2024/04/25
AB Dizziness  is  a  common  complaint  in  patients  >40  years  old,  leading  to  roughly  10  million  visits  to  ambulatory  care  settings  and  25%  of  ED  visits.1  Dizziness  can  lead  to  falls  in  elderly  patients.  The  symptoms  may  persist  and  be  incapacitating.  Patients  may  use  various  terms  for  the  complaint:  dizziness  may  mean  vertigo,  syncope,  presyncope,  weakness,  giddiness,  anxiety,  or  a  disturbance  in  mentation.