Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements. 

• Background
  • Including causes, prevalence, and prognosis.
• Assessment
  • How to assess someone with possible vertigo and diagnose the underlying cause.
• Management
  • How to manage vertigo and options for referral.
• Optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
• An audit suggestion
• A list of useful links and resources for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn to:

• Determine the underlying cause of vertigo, where possible.
• Identify people with vertigo who require urgent referral or admission to hospital.
• Appropriately refer people with vertigo to a specialist.
• Offer symptomatic treatment, where appropriate.

Audit Suggestions

Topics covered