Evaluation of syncope in the emergency department.
Although most cases of syncope are benign, an adequate evaluation, which begins in the emergency department, is required to exclude life-threatening disorders. In addition, life-threatening disorders such as QT prolongation as well as confounding alternative diagnoses (e.g., seizure disorder) are also discussed.
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Division of Emergency Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
D000465:Algorithms; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006334:Heart Function Tests; D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology