Dizziness, A Simple Guide to The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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This book describes Dizziness, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
This week I had a patient who has the sensation of dizziness which occurred after an operation on his sinuses to remove bloody pus.
He felt the dizziness worse when moving from the lying to the upright position.
Whether it was the after effect of the anesthesia or the operation itself, he was certainly paler than usual and feeling tired.
He was told to return to his ear-nose and throat surgeon for a review including X-ray of his sinuses and a full blood count.
His blood tests showed evidence of mild anemia (low hemoglobin) and low red blood cells count possibly from the loss of blood from the sinusitis and during the operation.
He was told to take Iron with folic acid and multivitamins to build up his blood, stemetil (prochlorperazine) for his dizziness and told to have adequate rest and eat more red meat.
In the meantime his MRI showed evidence of mucosal thickening of the sinus walls and evidence of mild infection.
An antibiotic gel was inserted into his sinuses to try to clear the sinus infection.
In spite of all these measures he still felt dizzy but not as bad as previously.
Since there was no evidence of malignancy, I tried to reassure him and not to worry too much as stress and worry by itself can cause the dizziness.
Dizziness has been used to depict different sensations.
True dizziness is a feeling of light-headedness, unsteadiness or simply feeling faint.
It involves the sensory organs, specifically the eyes and ears, so it can occasionally cause fainting.
Most causes of dizziness are not severe, and they either rapidly get better on their own or are easy to treat.
Dizziness is not a medical disorder, but rather a symptom of different disorders.
The symptom of "dizziness" needs to be separated from vertigo, which is a spinning sensation feeling that the room is moving, or that the person is moving when they are not (or even a floating sensation).
Vertigo is a feeling that the patient is spinning or moving, or that the world is spinning around the patient.
Balance difficulty is also a separate disorder where a person feels they are about to fall, has difficulty keeping balanced, or may actually fall.
It may also feel like motion sickness or as if the patient is leaning to one side.
Vertigo and disequilibrium may cause a feeling of dizziness, but those 2 terms depict different symptoms.
Disequilibrium is a loss of balance or equilibrium.
True dizziness is the sensation of lightheadedness or near fainting.
Occasional dizziness is not something to worry about.
The patient should call the doctor immediately if the patient is feeling repeated episodes of dizziness for no apparent reason or for a prolonged period.
Lightheadedness happens when the brain does not get enough blood.
This may happen if:
1.The patient has a sudden drop in blood pressure.
2.The body does not have enough water (is dehydrated) due to vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and other disorders.
3.The patient gets up too quickly after sitting or lying down (this is more frequent in older people).
4.Lightheadedness may also happen if the patient has the flu, low blood sugar, a cold, or allergies.
More serious disorders that can lead to light-headedness are:
1.Heart disorders, such as a heart attack or abnormal heart beat
2.Stroke
3.Bleeding inside the body
4.Shock (extreme drop in blood pressure)
If any of these serious disorders are present, the patient will normally also have symptoms like chest pain, a feeling of a racing heart, loss of speech, change in vision, or other symptoms.
Vertigo may be due to:
1.Benign positional vertigo, a spinning feeling
2.Labyrinthitis
3.Meniere Disease
TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Dizziness
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapter 4 Diagnosis
Chap
Kenneth Kee
Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"
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Dizziness, A Simple Guide to The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee
Dizziness,
A
Simple
Guide
to
The Condition,
Diagnosis,
Treatment
And
Related Conditions
By
Dr Kenneth Kee
M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)
Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)
Copyright Kenneth Kee 2019 Smashwords Edition
Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com
Dedication
This book is dedicated
To my wife Dorothy
And my children
Carolyn, Grace
And Kelvin
This book describes Dizziness, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.
(What You Need to Treat Dizziness)
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Introduction
I have been writing medical articles for my blog: http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.
My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.
Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).
I then wrote an autobiography account of my journey as a medical student to family doctor on my other blog: http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.
This autobiography account A Family Doctor’s Tale
was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders
into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale
on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.
From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.
Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.
For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.
The later books go into more details of medical disorders.
The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.
Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.
As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.
Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.
I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.
I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.
I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.
Chapter 1
Dizziness
This week I had a patient who has the sensation of dizziness which occurred after an operation on his sinuses to remove bloody pus.
He felt the dizziness worse when moving from the lying to the upright position.
Whether it was the after effect of the anesthesia or the operation itself, he was certainly paler than usual and feeling tired.
He was told to return to his ear-nose and throat surgeon for a review including X-ray of his sinuses and a full blood count.
His blood tests showed evidence of mild anemia (low hemoglobin) and low red blood cells count possibly from the loss of blood from the sinusitis and during the operation.
He was told to take Iron with folic acid and multivitamins to build up his blood, stemetil (prochlorperazine) for his dizziness and told to have adequate rest and eat more red meat.
In the meantime his MRI showed evidence of mucosal thickening of the sinus walls and evidence of mild infection.
An antibiotic gel was inserted into his sinuses to try to clear the sinus infection.
In spite of all these measures he still felt dizzy but not as bad as previously.
Since there was no evidence of malignancy, I tried to reassure him and not to worry too much as stress and worry by itself can cause the dizziness.
What is Dizziness?
Dizziness has been used to depict different sensations.
True dizziness is a feeling of light-headedness, unsteadiness or simply feeling faint.
It involves the sensory organs, specifically the eyes and ears, so it can occasionally cause fainting.
Dizziness is a term that is often used to describe lightheadedness.
Lightheadedness is a feeling that the patient might faint.
Most causes of dizziness are not severe, and they either rapidly get better on their own or are easy to treat.
Dizziness is not a medical disorder, but rather a symptom of different disorders.
The symptom of dizziness
needs to be separated from vertigo, which is a spinning sensation feeling that the room is moving, or that the person is moving when they are not (or even a floating sensation).
Vertigo is a feeling that the patient is spinning or moving, or that the world is spinning around the patient.
Balance difficulty is also a separate disorder where a person feels they are about to fall, has difficulty keeping balanced, or may actually fall.
It may also feel like motion sickness or as if the patient is leaning to