09-10, 14:00–14:30 (Europe/Istanbul), Equilibirium 3
Description :
How the deal with a dizzy patient in the ER
Outcome Objectives :
One of the common presentations to the ER are patients complaining of dizziness. It is essential to triage these patients and distinguish the urgent and less urgent cases
Background:
Dizziness,instability and vertigo account for up to 11 % of ER presentations and up to 37% of these are misdiagnosed. Some have simple benign pathologies and others have more sinister disorders which can progress to serious cerebrovascular problems. The aim of this course is to guide the physicians with limited interest in vestiobulogy to distinguish between these cases in a simple and reliable way in order not to miss the serious cases and at the same time to avoid the overload of the healthcare system in time, money and resources in straightforward cases.
Description :
How the deal with a dizzy patient in the ER
Outcome Objectives :
One of the common presentations to the ER are patients complaining of dizziness. It is essential to triage these patients and distinguish the urgent and less urgent cases
Background:
Dizziness,instability and vertigo account for up to 11 % of ER presentations and up to 37% of these are misdiagnosed. Some have simple benign pathologies and others have more sinister disorders which can progress to serious cerebrovascular problems. The aim of this course is to guide the physicians with limited interest in vestibulogy to distinguish between these cases in a simple and reliable way in order not to miss the serious cases and at the same time to avoid the overload of the healthcare system in time, money and resources in straightforward cases.
Simple guide for thge triage of dizzy patients in the ER
Professor Emeritus,
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Faculty of Medicine Ain-Shams University
MBBCh 1981 (Valedictorian), MSc 1985 , MD 1989, ECFMG 1982 , DU (clinical research) 2009 [Bordeaux].
Member: IRB (Faculty of Medicine), National Commission for Professorial Nominations, Head of training Arab Board of Medical Specialties, Egyptian Board for Medical Specializations.
Member: CORLAS, ELS, American Academy, Societe Francaise d’ORL-CCF, Korean ENT-HNS Society, Egyptian ORL society, Egyptian Skull Base Society, Egyptian Society Cochlear Implantation. Regional representative Mediterranean Society of Otology and Audiology [MSOA], executive committee Vertigo Academy International (VAI), Board Member Politzer Society, IFOS ad hoc committee on Otology Neurotology.
Publications: 103 articles, 5 books, reviewer for 15 journals.
Interests: Skull base, Head and Neck oncology, laryngo-tracheal stenosis, vestibulogy , cochlear implants