Akuter Schwindel: Ersteinschätzung in Notarztdienst und Notaufnahme

Schwindel ist eines der häufigsten Leitsymptome in der Notfallmedizin. Dieser Beitrag zeigt, welche verschiedenen Erkrankungen sich hinter dem Symptom Schwindel verbergen, wie bereits in der notärztlichen Ersteinschätzung gefährliche von harmlosen Ursachen abgegrenzt werden können und bei welchen Patienten auf eine akute Abklärung in einer Notaufnahme verzichtet werden kann.

Schlüsselwörter

Notfallmedizin - Notaufnahme - chronischer Schwindel - Lagerungsschwindel - Nystagmus - akutes vestibuläres Syndrom - transitorische ischämische Attacke - Morbus Menière

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