Table 1 – Types of vertigo (non-exhaustive list)[/caption]
Vomiting
In older people, dizziness significantly increases the risk of falls.7 Implementing appropriate interventions to address modifiable risk factors such as dizziness is of paramount importance. In cases of drug-induced dizziness, deprescribing can be considered if the medicine can be safely reduced, discontinued or substituted to prevent inappropriate prescribing cascades of potentially inappropriate medicines (PIM), especially in the context of older people.29
Managing pain and fever associated with childhood vaccination
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Australian Technical Advisory Group on...
Wrong number?
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Chlamydia and gonorrhoea
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Advancing dementia care
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Semaglutide for tobacco use disorder (nicotine dependence)
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