Dizziness

• Perform a patient-centered history and focused physical exam for a patient presenting with dizziness to help to:
  • distinguish true vertigo from other types of dizziness
  • assess for serious causes of dizziness.
• Propose a differential diagnosis for central and peripheral causes of vertigo
• Identify patients with Benign Positional Paroxysmal Vertigo and demonstrate the Epley maneuver for these patients.

Core Resources

Dizziness Vertigo One-Page Primer

Mitchell Z, Ilk L. Dizziness Vertigo One-Page Primer.  DFCM Open.  2014.  Available at: https://dfcmopen.com.  Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND

Dizziness: Approach to Evaluation and Management

Muncie H, Sirmans S, James E. Dizziness: Approach to Evaluation and Management. Am Fam Physician. 2017;95(3):154-162.

Initial Evaluation of Vertigo

Labuguen RH. Initial evaluation of vertigo. Am Fam Physician. 2006;73(2):244-251.