Syncope 21 December, 201511 July, 2021 EMKF Common RED flags; Abnormal ECG Abnormal vital signs Hypotension SBP <90 mmHg Bradycardia <50 bpm O2 saturation <94% History of cardiac disease CHF Structural Ischemia Arrhythmia Anemia Hematocrit <30% or Hemoglobin <9g/dL Older age >60 years
Fainting Red Flags 13 September, 201511 July, 2021 EMKF Abnormal ECG Abnormal vital signs Hypotension SBP <90 mmHg Bradycardia <50 bpm O2 saturation <94% History of cardiac disease CHF Structural Ischemia Arrhythmia Anemia Hematocrit <30% or Hemoglobin <9g/dL Older age >60 years
For Syncope, DO NOT do a Head CT Scan UNLESS the patient has focal neurologic deficits, complaints of headache, or signs of head trauma. 18 June, 201511 July, 2021 EMKF
Did your patient have a SVNCOPE attack? 16 June, 201517 June, 2015 EMKF Is it Situational, Vasovagal, Neurogenic, Cardiogenic, Orthostatic, Psychogenic, or Endocrine? read more