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REBOOT #49 Vertigo and Dizziness: How to Treat, Who to Send Home, and Who Might Have a Stroke

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

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Dizziness - What to Do in the Early Stages

Forget about type and focus on timing and triggers. Get the ptients into one of these key categories, episodic, acute or chronic. If you need an image, get an mri, not a c t. The sensitivity of c t is somewhere around seven to 16 % in the acute stage. And ultimately, if it's not acting like an obvous b p p v or an obvious stupo neuritis, call for help.

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