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Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the approach to <nowiki>[[Syncope]]</nowiki>. | Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the approach to <nowiki>[[Syncope]]</nowiki>. | ||
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{{familytree | | | | | | | | A01 |A01= Determine if there was loss of consciousness }} | {{familytree | | | | | | | | A01 |A01= Determine if there was loss of consciousness (LOC) }} | ||
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{{familytree | | | B01 | | | | | | | | B02 | | |B01= '''If yes:''' <br> <div style="float: left; text-align: left;"> ❑ Rapid onset? <br> ❑ Short duration? <br> ❑ Spontaneous complete recovery? </div> |B02='''If no:''' <br> <div style="float: left; text-align: left;"> ❑ Cataplexy <br> ❑ Drop attacks <br> ❑ Falls <br> ❑ Functional /psychogenic pseudosyncope <br> ❑ TIA of carotid origin </div>}} | {{familytree | | | B01 | | | | | | | | B02 | | |B01= '''If yes:''' <br> <div style="float: left; text-align: left;"> ❑ Rapid onset? <br> ❑ Short duration? <br> ❑ Spontaneous complete recovery? </div> |B02='''If no:''' <br> <div style="float: left; text-align: left;"> ❑ Cataplexy <br> ❑ Drop attacks <br> ❑ Falls <br> ❑ Functional /psychogenic pseudosyncope <br> ❑ TIA of carotid origin </div>}} | ||
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{{familytree | | {{familytree | C01 | | C02 | | | | | | |C01='''If no to one or more of this questions; exclude the following before proceeding with syncope evaluation:''' <br> <div style="float: left; text-align: left;"> ❑ Coma <br> ❑ Aborted [[SCD]] <br> ❑ Epilepsy <br> ❑ Metabolic disorders: <br> ♦ [[Hypoglycemia]] <br> ♦ [[Hypoxia]] <br> ♦ Hyperventilation with [[hypocapnia]] <br> </div> ❑ Intoxication <br> ❑ Vertebrobasilar [[TIA]]</div> |C02= If yes: <br><div style="float: left; text-align: left;"> ❑ Transient LOC </div> }} | ||
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Revision as of 20:22, 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
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the approach to [[Syncope]].
| Determine if there was loss of consciousness (LOC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| If yes: ❑ Rapid onset? ❑ Short duration? ❑ Spontaneous complete recovery? | If no: ❑ Cataplexy ❑ Drop attacks ❑ Falls ❑ Functional /psychogenic pseudosyncope ❑ TIA of carotid origin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| If no to one or more of this questions; exclude the following before proceeding with syncope evaluation: ❑ Coma ❑ Intoxication ❑ Aborted SCD ❑ Epilepsy ❑ Metabolic disorders: ♦ Hypoglycemia ♦ Hypoxia ♦ Hyperventilation with hypocapnia ❑ Vertebrobasilar TIA | If yes: ❑ Transient LOC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||