Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Dizziness
- Inner ear problem
- Meniere's
- (1) Episodic vertigo
lasting 1-2 hrs (2)
accompanied with
hearing loss (3) Ear
fullness ----------------
+ Rinne (ac>bc), Weber
no lateralization,
Unilateral Dec.
Hearing acuity
- Audiometry,
VDRL/RPR, MRI -
Brain
- Benign positional vertigo
- (1) Onset with positional
changes (2) Sensation of
room spinning; vertigo (3)
lasting 20 - 30 min (4) no hearing loss
- Dix-Hallpike maneuver,
Audiogram
- Labrynthitis
- (1) Hx of URI (2) Hearing
loss (3) Spinning room;
Vertigo (4) N/V
- Audiogram,
Electronystagmography
- CN IIIV problem
- Acoustic neuroma
- Vestibular neuronitis
- (1) Hx of URI (2) No
hearing loss (3)
Vertigo (4) N/V
- CBC, Electrolytes,
Electronystagmography
- Brain Hypoperfusion
- Vertebrobasilar insufficiency
- Vertigo associated with cervical spine disease or injury
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- (1) lightheadedness,
unsteadiness (2)
Postural (3) Diuretics
(4) Diarrhea
- Orthostatic VS,
CBC, Electrolytes
- Arrhythmia
- (1) Palpitations (2) Hx of
heart disease (3) sudden
nonpostural
lightheadedness
- ECG, Holter
- Anemia
- (1) Lightheadedness (2)
Hemorrhage -menses, GI- (3) SOB
- CBC, Peripheral blood smear,
Retic count, FOB
- Brain
injury
- Brain Stem or cerebellar tumor