dizziness
Let an agent explain dizziness in general terms, relay types, common causes and red flags from clinical sources, describe the named forms, route warning signs to urgent care, and distinguish dizziness from vertigo, syncope, ataxia and anxiety, without diagnosing individuals.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain dizziness in general terms, relay types, common causes and red flags from clinical sources, describe the named forms, route warning signs to urgent care, and distinguish dizziness from vertigo, syncope, ataxia and anxiety, without diagnosing individuals.
A common symptom describing a range of sensations of unsteadiness or altered spatial awareness, including lightheadedness, a feeling of faintness, and disequilibrium, unsteadiness on the feet, distinct from vertigo, a false sense of spinning; forms the registry aliases name include chronic subjective dizziness, now often called persistent postural-perceptual dizziness, heavy-headedness and phantom quake, the sensation of ground movement after an earthquake or long boat trip. Causes range from benign, such as standing up quickly or inner-ear problems, to serious, and dizziness with chest pain, severe headache, weakness, slurred speech, fainting or after a head injury needs urgent care.
What it is for: Not applicable; a symptom.
It can be explain types; relay common causes; describe named forms; route red flags.
Distinguishing features
Subjective symptom
Many causes
Distinct from vertigo
Sometimes a red flag
What it looks like
Not visible; a subjective sensation reported by the person.
Physical character
common causes: orthostatic drop, inner ear, dehydration, medication list
persistent postural-perceptual dizziness: chronic functional dizziness note
registry parent: sensation disorder note
How it is recognised
Sensation of unsteadiness or lightheadedness
Chronic subjective dizziness, phantom quake, heavy-headedness
Vertigo is a spinning illusion; syncope is fainting; ataxia is a coordination problem; anxiety can cause lightheadedness
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is contrasted with -
is contrasted with -
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
lightheadedness
disequilibrium
persistent postural-perceptual dizziness
motion-related sensations
Standards and regulation
Clinical guidelines for dizziness and vertigo
Failure modes and hazards
Missing stroke or cardiac causes
Falls from unsteadiness
Self-diagnosis
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.dizziness
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What dizziness is.
Science.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- Is there dizziness with chest pain, severe headache, weakness, slurred speech, fainting or after a head injury, in which case seek urgent medical care? boundary
- What is dizziness, and how does it differ from vertigo, syncope, ataxia and anxiety? definition
Forms
Named forms.
Forms
Forms.
- What are chronic subjective dizziness, heavy-headedness and phantom quake? definition
- Which entry fits the specific form? action
Causes Causes.
Science.
Common
Common causes.
Common
Common.
- What benign causes such as orthostatic drops and inner-ear issues are common? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Serious
Serious causes.
Serious
Serious.
- Which serious causes must clinicians rule out? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Clinical Assessment.
Science.
Assessment
Assessment.
Assessment
Assessment.
- How do clinicians assess dizziness by type and timing? provenance
- Which entry fits vertigo? action
PPPD
Functional dizziness.
PPPD
PPPD.
- What is persistent postural-perceptual dizziness? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
Context Management.
Attribution.
Management
Management approaches.
Management
Management.
- What general approaches such as vestibular rehabilitation are used, with recommendations attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Falls
Fall prevention.
Falls
Falls.
- How can dizziness raise fall risk in older people? provenance
- Which entry fits fall prevention? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should persistent postural-perceptual dizziness be a separate entry?
- How should dizziness guidelines be linked?
- Should phantom quake be moved to a perception entry?