Vertigo Assessment

Date Implemented – 08/2025Review Date – 08/2029Author – Dan Pixley (ED) / Tor Ercleve (ED) / Rick Stell (Neurology) / Pending (ENT)

Date Implemented – 08/2025Review Date – 08/2029Author – Dan Pixley (ED) / Tor Ercleve (ED) / Rick Stell (Neurology) / Pending (ENT)

Here is Emma’s talk on vertigo. Thankyou to Brodie for coming in to demonstrate some therapeutic techniques used by our fantastic Care Coordination Team. Resources: Vertigo Diagnostic Table developed by Bronwyn Kaiser (CCT):
Here is Tom’s 3rd wrap up of what’s hot in emergency medicine. Resources: Does my dizzy patient have a stroke? A systematic review of bedside diagnosis in acute vestibular syndrome. CMAJ, June 14, 2011, 183(9)…requires SCGH library login AVS vs Stroke…
Thanks again to Jim for giving a very helpful talk on the assessment of ED patients presenting with vertigo. Head Thrust Test: Vertigo Assessment Algorithm: Here is a the article that Jim mentions in his talk. This article, published in…