DIZZINESS AND BLACKOUTS Flashcards
Dizziness
Abnormal sensation of body orientation or position in space
Blackouts
Altered consciousness, visual disturbance or sensation o falling
Stokes adams attack
Also called cardiac syncope
Brief loss of consciousness from a large drop in cardiac output
Synonyms for dizziness
Unsteadiness, light headedness, vertigo
Cardiovascular causes of dizziness and blackouts
Vasovagal
Postural hypotension
Acute hemorrhage
Cardiac arrhythmias
Severe aortic stenosis
Complete heart block with Stokes-Adams attacks
Vertebro-basilar insufficiency
Cerebral causes of dizziness and blackouts
TIA
Stroke
Epilepsy
Other causes of dizziness and blackouts
Drugs
Severe anaemia
Hypoglycemia
Middle ear disease
Meniere’s disease
Conversion disorder
Symptoms of dizziness and blackouts
Light-headedness
Loss of consciousness
Sense of motion or spinning of body
Unsteadiness
Nausea
Vomiting
Tinnitus
Signs of dizziness and blackouts
Sweating
Tachycardia or bradycardia
Hypotension
Postural hypotension
Pallor
Nystagmus, dysdiadochokinesis, ataxia, hypotonia, dysarthria
Focal neurological signs
Sweating in a patient presenting with dizziness and blackouts points to an underlying cause of
Vasovagal episode
Hypoglycemia
Nystagmus
Nystagmus is a vision condition in which the eyes make repetitive, uncontrolled movements
dysdiadochokinesis
Dysdiadochokinesia is the inability to perform rapid alternating muscle movements
Dysarthria
Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder where damage to your nervous system causes the muscles that produce speech to become paralyzed or weakened.
Cerebellar cause of dizziness or blackouts can also present with……
Nystagmus, dysdiadochokinesis, ataxia, hypotonia, dysarthria
Focal neurological signs in a patient with dizziness and blackouts points to
Stroke
TIA
