Dizziness
- Given a patient with “dizziness”, conduct a history so as to distinguish true vertigo from other types of dizziness.
- Identify which medications are likely causes of dizziness.
- Conduct a relevant physical exam so as to rule out serious causes of dizziness, including assessment of orthostatic blood pressure, cerebellar & cranial nerve function, and cardiac exam.
- Identify patients with BPPV and be able to demonstrate the Epley maneuver for these patients.
- Understand the differential diagnosis for central and peripheral causes of vertigo
Articles

Dizziness Clinical Card
Munro JS, Keegan DA. Dizziness. Canadian Family Medicine Clinical Card. 2010. Available at: https://sites.google.com/site/sharcfm/

Top 10 Differential Diagnoses in Family Medicine - Vertigo and Dizziness
Ponka D, Kirlew M. Top 10 differential diagnoses in family medicine: Vertigo and dizziness. Can Fam Physician. 2007;53(11):1959. doi: 53/11/1959 [pii].

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 - A Diagnostic Approach
Post RE, Dickerson LM. Dizziness: A diagnostic approach. Am Fam Physician. 2010;82(4):361-8, 369. doi: d8421 [pii].

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