RedAirplane
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You are called to a school in the evening for a parent/teacher/student event of sorts.
The patient is a 12 year old male sitting on a staircase with his dad. First responders advise that the pt is complaining of worsening dizziness and new headache and new nausea. The father advises that he is concerned even though his son is a bit of a hypochondriac, because he's never been dizzy until today, and the mom/dad have had vertigo in the past.
You get on the patient's level and ask some questions. He says that the dizziness was mild in the morning, went away, and then came back in the evening and has been worsening. He can't stand up because the room is spinning. Nausea and headache have been new developments, but no vomiting. V/S WNL. Pt says he is a little cold so you give him a blanket.
You transport with no further complication. If you had to venture a guess, what's going on?
The patient is a 12 year old male sitting on a staircase with his dad. First responders advise that the pt is complaining of worsening dizziness and new headache and new nausea. The father advises that he is concerned even though his son is a bit of a hypochondriac, because he's never been dizzy until today, and the mom/dad have had vertigo in the past.
You get on the patient's level and ask some questions. He says that the dizziness was mild in the morning, went away, and then came back in the evening and has been worsening. He can't stand up because the room is spinning. Nausea and headache have been new developments, but no vomiting. V/S WNL. Pt says he is a little cold so you give him a blanket.
You transport with no further complication. If you had to venture a guess, what's going on?