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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... Tests: ECG, Telemetry ... Brain MRI, Cardiac stress ... test - Dr. ... #diagnosis #workup
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Emotional stress ... pauses • AV block ... Subclavian steal syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reflex Syncope:
• Vasovagal: Prolonged standing, Stress, Pain
• Situational: Coughing, Sneezing, Micturition, Defecation,
Diagnosis Framework ... Prolonged standing, Stress ... Sinus pauses, AV block ... Subclavian steal syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... - Syncope Syndromes ... Wong @mchlwng #Syncope ... #Syndromes #ECG ... #diagnosis #cardiology
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
WOBBLER for ECG ... found in long QT syndrome ... also a short QT syndrome ... #EKG #ECG #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
infarction Takotsubo (stress ... bundle branch block ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
carotid sinus syndrome ... The diagnostic approach ... further guide management ... and an initial ECG ... Further diagnostics
66 yo with syncope - Ventricular Tachycardia

This ECG shows a wide-complex tachycardia in a right bundle
66 yo with syncope ... bundle branch block ... establish the diagnosis ... VentricularTachycardia #Clinical #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Congenital Long QT Syndrome ... **Get baseline EKG ... in new syncope/ ... noises or emotional stress ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome ... ventricular arrythmia, syncope ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #Causes #cardiology