A practical approach to evaluating the patient with syncope
| Autor: | Barbara Bentz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Critical Care Nursing assessment MEDLINE Physical examination Critical Care Nursing Syncope Diagnosis Differential Electrocardiography medicine Humans Medical history Intensive care medicine Medical History Taking Physical Examination Nursing Assessment medicine.diagnostic_test biology business.industry Decision Trees Syncope (genus) Logical approach biology.organism_classification Causality Health history business Algorithms |
| Zdroj: | Critical care nursing quarterly. 31(2) |
| ISSN: | 0887-9303 |
| Popis: | Syncope is a significant patient care issue. There are approximately half a million cases annually. Syncope may represent a life-threatening condition or a benign process. Identifying the cause of syncope is often difficult because it occurs sporadically and the cause is usually not obvious. The literature states that as many as 25% to 50% of patients who experience syncope remain undiagnosed. Taking a very practical approach when caring for these patients includes a very detailed health history, electrocardiogram, and a logical approach based on what is known and what was learned from the patient's medical history. |
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