Abstract
Baş dönmesi, hastalar tarafından birçok semptomu tanımlamak için sıklıkla kullanılan spesifik olmayan bir şikayettir. Baş dönmesi görülme sıklığının %20-30 arasında olduğu tahmin edilmektedir. Baş dönmesine neden olan hastalıkların hayatı tehdit etme oranları oldukça düşüktür. Ancak Ventriküler Taşikardi gibi altta yatan ölümcül nedenlerin atlanması çok ciddi sonuçlar doğuracaktır. Bu nedenle baş dönmesi etiyolojisinde VT gibi kötü huylu ve hayatı tehdit eden nedenlerin olabileceği akılda tutulmalıdır. Hastalarda EKG ihmal edilmemelidir.
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Abstract
Dizziness is a non-specific complaint often used by patients to describe many symptoms. The incidence of dizziness is estimated to be between 20-30%. The life-threatening rates of diseases that cause dizziness are quite low. However, missing underlying fatal causes such as Ventricular Tachycardia will have very serious consequences. Therefore it should be kept in mind that the etiology of dizziness may include malignant and life-threatening causes such as VT. ECG should not be neglected in patients.
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- Muncie HL, Sirmans SM, James E. Dizziness: Approach to evaluation and management. Am Fam Physician. 2017;95:154-62.
- Kalkışım C, Özkul MD, Çukurova İ, Arslan İB. Baş dönmesi atakları sırasında arteryel kan gazı anormallikleri. Turkish Journal of Ear Nose and Throat. 2017;17:143-7.
- Yayla M. Birinci basamakta baş dönmesi ayırıcı tanısı. Ankara Medical Journal. 2014;14:59-62.
- Post RE, Dickerson LM. Dizziness: a diagnostic approach. Am Fam Physician. 2010;82:361-8.
- Newman-Toker DE, Hsieh YH, Camargo CA, Jr., Pelletier AJ, Butchy GT, Edlow JA. Spectrum of dizziness visits to US emergency departments: cross-sectional analysis from a nationally representative sample. Mayo Clin Proc. 2008;83:765-75.
- Whitman GT. Examination of the patient with dizziness or ımbalance. Med Clin North Am. 2019;103:191-201.
- Görman Ö, Saçak ME, Bayram N, Tunahan Ş, Özyandı D, Özkan YK et al. Vertigo and presyncope: clinical presentation of sinus dysfunction. Anatolian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021;4:62-4.
- Koçer M, Avcı A, Gülen M, Avci BŞ, Satar S, Koç F. Analysis of the patients who applied to emergency medicine with dizziness. Cukurova Medical Journal. 2019;44:579-86.
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- Kala R, Viitasalo MT, Toivonen L, Eisalo. Ambulatory ECG recording in patients referred because of syncope or dizziness. Acta Med Scand Suppl. 1982;212:13-9.
Details
| Primary Language | English |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Emergency Medicine |
| Journal Section | Letter to the Editor |
| Authors | |
| Publication Date | June 30, 2024 |
| Acceptance Date | December 24, 2023 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2024 Volume: 49 Issue: 2 |
