Diagnosis and management of vertigo

Patients with vertigo may be best evaluated when the physician has the various entities that may be responsible clearly in mind. Those diseases listed in group II are more familiar to the primary care physician than those listed in group I, which belong more in the realm of neuro-otology than in general medicine and neurology. The proper use of history, physical findings, and laboratory evaluations will allow the clinician to classify the patient's problem and to initiate treatment and consider appropriate referral when indicated.