| Approach to the patient with syncope: venues, presentations, diagnoses. | |
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PMID: 23217684 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Syncope is a frequent cause for presentation to emergency departments and urgent-care clinics. The physician should establish a confident causal diagnosis, assess prognostic implications, and provide appropriate advice to prevent recurrences. An organized approach is needed to the assessment of the patient with syncope, including a careful initial examination as well as application of specialized syncope evaluation units and structured questionnaires for history taking. The initial patient evaluation, particularly a detailed medical history, is the key to identifying the most likely diagnosis. Based on these findings, subsequent diagnostic tests can be chosen to confirm the clinical suspicion. |
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Authors:
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David G Benditt; Wayne O Adkisson |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Cardiology clinics Volume: 31 ISSN: 1558-2264 ISO Abbreviation: Cardiol Clin Publication Date: 2013 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-12-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8300331 Medline TA: Cardiol Clin Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 9-25 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Cardiac Arrhythmia and Syncope Center, University of Minnesota Medical School, 420 Delaware Street South East, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. Electronic address: bendi001@umn.edu. |
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