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Algorithm based in 2009 ESC Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Syncope. <ref name="pmid19713422">{{cite journal| author=Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Syncope. European Society of Cardiology (ESC). European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA). Heart Failure Association (HFA). Heart Rhythm Society (HRS). Moya A et al.| title=Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope (version 2009). | journal=Eur Heart J | year= 2009 | volume= 30 | issue= 21 | pages= 2631-71 | pmid=19713422 | doi=10.1093/eurheartj/ehp298 | pmc=PMC3295536 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19713422 }} </ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 21:00, 9 January 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Karol Gema Hernandez, M.D. [2]
Definition
This section provides a short and straight to the point definition of the disease or symptom in one sentence.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
Management
Diagnostic Algorithm for Syncope
| Determine if there was LOC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| If yes: ❑ Rapid onset? ❑ Short duration? ❑ Spontaneous complete recovery? | If no: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| If no to ≥1; exclude the following before proceeding with syncope evaluation: ❑ Coma ❑ Aborted SCD ❑ Epilepsy ❑ Metabolic disorders: ♦ Hypoglycemia ♦ Hypoxia ♦ Hyperventilation with hypocapnia ❑ Intoxication ❑ Vertebrobasilar TIA | If yes: ❑ Transient LOC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non traumatic | Traumatic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Algorithm based in 2009 ESC Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Syncope. [1]
References
- ↑ Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Syncope. European Society of Cardiology (ESC). European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA). Heart Failure Association (HFA). Heart Rhythm Society (HRS). Moya A; et al. (2009). "Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope (version 2009)". Eur Heart J. 30 (21): 2631–71. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehp298. PMC 3295536. PMID 19713422 Check
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