Overview

Dizziness and vertigo are incredibly common chief complaints. Here we will learn how to better elicit a useful dizzy history, parse out common differential diagnoses, and learn the most up to date treatment approaches.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the most useful parts of the dizzy history: timing, triggers, and associated symptoms.
  • Identify the acute vestibular syndrome (AVS) and its differential.
  • Learn how to identify vestibular migraine.
  • Know the first line treatment approach to benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), vestibular migraine, and persistent postural perceptual dizziness (PPPD)