The Dizzy Patient

An Evidence-Based Diagnosis And Treatment Strategy

Pigott, David C. MD
Rosko, Christopher J. MD, FACEP
Asimos, Andrew W. MD, FACEP
Marill, Keith A. MD
Mann, Jeffrey MD

Authors
David C. Pigott, MD Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Christopher J. Rosko, MD, FACEP Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Peer Reviewers
Andrew W. Asimos, MD, FACEP Director of Resource Utilization, Assistant Director of Quality Assurance, Department of Emergency Medicine; Co-Medical Director, Acute Stroke Care Program; Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC.
Keith A. Marill, MD Assistant Professor and Co-Director of Research, Emergency Medicine, New York University/Bellevue Medical Center, New York, NY.
Jeffrey Mann, MD Attending Emergency Physician, Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ.

Emergency Medicine Practice 3(3):p 1-19, March 2001.

It's 3 a.m. in the ED—again. The patient in room 10 is 58 years old with no significant past medical history and a normal examination. But she's “dizzy.” Do I get any blood work? Order a CT? She looks so healthy that this can't be something serious. Right?