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OT310 Dizziness in Elders: Defined and Differentiated
OT310
·1.0 hr
Dizziness in Elders: Defined and Differentiated
Authors: Wiera Malozemoff, RN, MS , Bethany Gentleman, APRN, MS, BC , Rondalyn Whitney, OTR/L, MOT & Patty Haybach, RN, MS
Grant Provider:
This course has been brought to you by an educational grant from Amedisys Home Health and may be taken free of charge as a gift to the OT community until September 8, 2010.
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Objectives:
The goal of this program is to provide occupational therapists with practical guidelines for assessing and managing the care of elders who experience dizziness. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to —
- Classify and differentiate among the types of dizziness.
- Describe age-related and pathologic causes of dizziness
in elders.
- Outline the essential elements in the assessment of patients with dizziness and in the implementation of interventions, including rationales.