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What Causes Sudden Vertigo In A 49 Year Old Woman While Treating Thyroid?
Question: hello sir. My mother is 49 years old. she is taking medicine of thyroid ; cholesterol ; blood sugar & aspirin. she has spondilytis also. yesterday night sudden vertigo appears for few seconds and today also 5 to 6 times.yesterday night she vomit and it was acidic in nature.she took antacids from yesterday one week ago she do some pathological tests of thyroid blood sugar haemoglobin & cholesterol. all results come normal. one month ago one e.c.g was also done.. report is normal too. my question is what will be the problem?
Brief Answer:
Vertigo
Detailed Answer:
Sorry to learn about your mothers bothersome symptoms. I have noted you ran some tests on her which came back normal. It is likely vertigo and she will benefit enormously from a thorough in-person evaluation by a Neuro-Otologist to see if this is vertigo or something else. When I see someone like her in my practice, I typically order the following blood tests in addition to a detailed physical examination:
CBC (Complete Blood Count, also known as Hemogram; includes Hemoglobin, WBC and Platelet counts)
Electrolytes (Sodium and Potassium in particular)
HbA1c (Glycosylated Hemoglobin = your last 3 months' glucose average). Also known by other names such as GlycoHemoglobin or Glycated Hemoglobin or A1c
Liver function tests (SGOT , SGPT, Albumin, Bilirubin, Alkaline Phosphatase)
Kidney function tests (BUN, Creatinine)
TSH (checks your thyroid)
Free T4 (this checks your thyroid too) Thyroid autoantibodies : Anti Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) antibodies and Anti Thyroglobulin antibodies 12 hour Fasting Lipid profile
Urine albumin to Creatinine Ratio (early sign of diabetes affecting the kidney)
25 hydroxy Vitamin D levels (ideal range 40 to 60 ng/ml = 100 to 150 nmol/liter)
Vertigo
Detailed Answer:
Sorry to learn about your mothers bothersome symptoms. I have noted you ran some tests on her which came back normal. It is likely vertigo and she will benefit enormously from a thorough in-person evaluation by a Neuro-Otologist to see if this is vertigo or something else. When I see someone like her in my practice, I typically order the following blood tests in addition to a detailed physical examination:
CBC (Complete Blood Count, also known as Hemogram; includes Hemoglobin, WBC and Platelet counts)
Electrolytes (Sodium and Potassium in particular)
HbA1c (Glycosylated Hemoglobin = your last 3 months' glucose average). Also known by other names such as GlycoHemoglobin or Glycated Hemoglobin or A1c
Liver function tests (SGOT , SGPT, Albumin, Bilirubin, Alkaline Phosphatase)
Kidney function tests (BUN, Creatinine)
TSH (checks your thyroid)
Free T4 (this checks your thyroid too) Thyroid autoantibodies : Anti Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) antibodies and Anti Thyroglobulin antibodies 12 hour Fasting Lipid profile
Urine albumin to Creatinine Ratio (early sign of diabetes affecting the kidney)
25 hydroxy Vitamin D levels (ideal range 40 to 60 ng/ml = 100 to 150 nmol/liter)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
can it be related with cardiac disorder or any other serious condition?
Brief Answer:
Follow up
Detailed Answer:
Potentially yes. That is why a systematic evaluation is necessary. If the ENT and Neurologist cannot pinpoint a definite cause, a cardiology assessment is necessary
Follow up
Detailed Answer:
Potentially yes. That is why a systematic evaluation is necessary. If the ENT and Neurologist cannot pinpoint a definite cause, a cardiology assessment is necessary
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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