title: Syncope in the emergency department. A cardiologist's perspective.
abstract: Syncope is a common emergency department presentation. Syncope is a benign condition in many cases but has a poor prognosis in a number of cardiac disorders. An awareness of the serious conditions that may present as syncope and use of a systematic approach will yield a diagnosis for most patients; however, some patients remain without a diagnosis. Expending large amounts of resources for these patients often is unnecessary.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Service, Brooke Army Medical Center at San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Gilman
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology