Dizziness and Vertigo: An Introduction and Practical Guide ("The Body, Gender and Culture") - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1444182684 ISBN 13: 9781444182682

Publisher: CRC Press, 2014

Synopsis

Highly Commended, BMA Medical Book Awards 2015

Vertigo and Dizziness: An Introduction and Practical Guide describes the basic knowledge and practical skills necessary for managing patients presenting with the common symptoms of dizziness and vertigo. It provides practitioners with a comprehensive overview of these conditions, steps for diagnosing patients, and various treatment options.

Features:

• Discusses clinical assessment of the dizzy patient, diagnosis and management of the condition, surgical options, and psychological complications of vertigo and dizziness
• Explores a host of conditions, including benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Meniere's disease, hyperventilation syndrome, and superior semicircular canal dehiscence
• Includes case studies to supplement the text

The book is an essential reference for all those who manage patients in the outpatient and general practice setting.

About this title

About the Author

Rahul G Kanegaonkar BSc, DLO, FRCS(ORL-HNS) is a Consultant in Otolaryngology at Medway Maritime Hospital, Kent, UK, and Clinical Lead for the Multidisciplinary Balance Clinic at Guy's Hospital, London.

James R Tysome MA, PhD, FRCS(ORL-HNS) is a Consultant in Otolaryngology and Skull Base Surgery at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1444182684
• ISBN 13: 9781444182682
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 174
• Editor: Kanegaonkar Rahul, Tysome James