Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 8, 2015
Check : [vitals, SOB, Chest Pain, Ultrasound] If the patient has Abdominal Pain, Chest Pain, Dyspnea or Hypoxemia, Headache, Hypotension , then these should be considered the primary chief complaint (not syncope). Also consider non-hemorrhagic volume depletion, dehydration : orthostatic vitals may uncover this [see Mendu et al. (3)].
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