Table 3.
Frequency of final diagnoses as recorded by the family physician during one year of registration in 1708 elderly patients with a new episode of dizziness
| Diagnoses | N | %* |
|---|---|---|
| I. Symptom diagnoses (listed if > 1% of total) | 666 | 39.0 |
| N17 Vertigo/dizziness (excl. H82) | 478 | 28.0 |
| A06 Fainting/syncope | 146 | 8.5 |
| A04 General weakness/tiredness | 42 | 2.5 |
| II. Cardiovascular conditions | 245 | 14.3 |
| K89 Transient cerebral ischemia | 35 | 2.0 |
| K88 Postural hypotension | 33 | 1.9 |
| K90 Stroke/cerebrovascular accident | 27 | 1.6 |
| K86 Hypertension uncomplicated | 26 | 1.5 |
| K78 Atrial fibrillation/flutter | 16 | 0.9 |
| Other | 108 | 6.3 |
| III. Peripheral vestibular disease | 203 | 11.9 |
| H82 Vertiginous syndrome† | 203 | 11.9 |
| IV. Psychiatric conditions | 97 | 5.7 |
| P01 Feeling anxious/nervous/tense | 24 | 1.4 |
| A-Z26/A-Z27 Fear of disease | 14 | 0.8 |
| R98 Hyperventilation syndrome | 12 | 0.7 |
| P76 Depressive disorder | 11 | 0.6 |
| Other | 36 | 2.1 |
| V. Musculoskeletal conditions | 90 | 5.3 |
| VI. Infection | 69 | 4.0 |
| VII. Adverse effect medical agent | 51 | 3.0 |
| VIII. Metabolic or endocrine conditions | 30 | 1.8 |
| IX. Neurologic conditions (excluding cerebrovascular conditions) | 26 | 1.5 |
| Other | 280 | 16.4 |
| Total | 1757 | 102.9 |
*: Adds up to more than 100%, because family physicians recorded one final diagnosis for 1660 patients, two final diagnoses for 47 patients, and three final diagnoses for 1 patient (total of 1757 diagnoses)
†: Including Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, labyrinthitis, Ménière's disease, and vestibular neuronitis