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- Introduction: Subsegmental PE14:11Ankle Sprains15:28Happy Accidents - Introduction1:19Paper Chase 1 – Central Line Site and Complications6:37What Does Low Risk Chest Pain Really Mean?19:56The First 90 Seconds: Cardiac Arrest7:01Cardiology Corner - Syncope23:37Paper Chase 2- Who’s At Risk For Central Apnea?5:23LIN Session – IV Push Antibiotics10:50Happy Accidents – Alexander Fleming2:59Transgender Patients In The ED15:57Paper Chase 3 – Crystalloid vs Saline5:45The Inside Scoop on Icatibant12:37Second Degree BurnsFree Chapter16:37PE in Pregnancy15:08Paper Chase 4 - Single Dose Dexamethasone For Asthma5:38Happy Accidents – Mary Hunt4:04Annals of Emergency Medicine - VP Shunts15:24Petechiae in Kids20:23Paper Chase 5 - The Waning Days of Pelvis X -rays4:09March Summary20:46EM:RAP 2016 March Aussie Edition38:52EM:RAP 2016 Mars Résumé en Francais52:06EM:RAP 2016 March Canadian Edition33:43EM:RAP 2016 March German Edition1h, 41mEMRAP 2016 Marzo Resumen Español1h, 27m
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Mizuho Spangler, DO, Lisa Chavez, RN, and Kathy Garvin, RN
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Amal Mattu breaks down his approach to the syncopal patient. What’s the one test he would take when shipwrecked on syncope island? Hint, the abbreviation is EKG.
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Erin M. - March 13, 2016 11:17 AM
That video was all sorts of amazing! Thank you!
Mario P., MD - May 12, 2016 12:59 PM
Where I practice about half of the patients will tell me they "almost passed out" when they are describing the symptoms of their viral URI or ankle sprain. By telling us we need to work up near syncope as though it was true syncope I hope you keep that very narrowly focused to only those patients where it is legit. I'm not going to do an EKG and serial troponins and refer for tilt table testing on all these patients who are obviously exaggerating.
Amal M., M.D. - May 12, 2016 6:43 PM
Mario,
I'm only reporting what the literature says, and in the end it's totally up to the provider about how to incorporate the literature using their own clinical judgment.
I think you and I have the same patients. Most of mine are also lightheaded. And also have subjective fevers, chills, chest pain, headaches, and had their Rx for percocet stolen.
Bridget S. - May 29, 2016 8:00 PM
While hCG may be considered low-yield in most syncope cases, failing to diagnose pregnancy in an otherwise healthy patient presenting with syncope would likely make the ED provider look like an idiot to the patient (potentially reflected in a patient satisfaction survey) and may delay prenatal care and lifestyle changes. Also, many movies show pregnancy (incorrectly) presenting with syncope, so it may be a primary concern of any pre-menopausal woman who passes out or feels lightheaded. Might as well get this cheap non-invasive test to give that patient an answer.
Joshua A. - September 21, 2016 7:47 AM
Dr. Mattu,
Do you routinely order troponins on syncope patients?
Amal M., M.D. - September 21, 2016 8:02 AM
Routinely? No.
If there's something else in the hx that makes me worry about ACS (e.g. chest pain), I will. But syncope purely on it's own is not enough. Some studies have shown that syncope can be associated with a bump in TN, but no clear evidence that the TN predicts ACS beyond what a good hx and ECG would predict.