Medical Malpractice Insights: Sudden collapse, hemiparesis & dysphasia – What’s the differential?
Dr. Chuck Pilcher covers a tough case of aortic dissection and syncope.
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Syncope and Syncope Mimics
What should you consider with syncope? What about “syncope plus” and mimics?
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Syncope in the ED: Who can go home?
Which patient with syncope can go home?
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ECG Pointers: Syncope and HCM
Syncope, an ECG with dagger-like Q waves, and signs of left ventricular hypertrophy. Could it be hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
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ECG Pointers: Syncope and Brugada Syndrome
What’s one of the most important components of the evaluation for syncope? The ECG!
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Low Risk Syncope – Pearls and Pitfalls
How do you evaluate the patient with syncope? Do we need a head CT? Are orthostatic vital signs useful? This post investigates what we do in the ED.
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The EM Educator Series: Why does my patient keep passing out?
Welcome to this week’s EM Educator Series. These posts provide brief mini-cases followed by key questions to consider while working. The featured questions provide important learning points for those working with you, as well as vital items to consider in the evaluation and management of the specific condition discussed. Today…Syncope!
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Syncope: ED Updates from the 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Clinical Policy
Ready for some updates on the evaluation and management of syncope? Read on for the 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Clinical Policy updates.
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